Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 78.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cyprus, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 78.3% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cyprus peaked at 78.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1999.
That places Cyprus 40th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 53.1% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 65.5% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 74.5% | 78.3% | 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 upper secondary in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Cyprus was 78.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Cyprus ranks 40th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.