Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 45.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus is 45.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus peaked at 45.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1992.
Cyprus ranks 24th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 27.3% | 31.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 32.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 40.1% | 45.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Cyprus was 45.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.