Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 42.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus is 42.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus peaked at 42.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 15th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +47.5% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 16.6% | 30.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 30.4% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 36.1% | 42.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 12 Saudi Arabia 44.6% compare
- 13 Australia 43.8% compare
- 14 Ukraine 42.9% compare
- 16 Armenia 41.7% compare
- 17 Seychelles 40.4% compare
- 18 Netherlands 39.2% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,505 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Cyprus was 42.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Cyprus ranks 15th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.