Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 34.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Cyprus, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 34.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cyprus peaked at 34.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 14th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.3% | — |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +3.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 34.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 34.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.1% | 28.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 29.0% | 34.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cyprus was 34.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Cyprus ranks 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release