Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s was 19.6% 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 19.6% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Cyprus peaked at 19.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2019.
That places Cyprus 16th out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor rural s in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.1% | — |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +39.9% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 19.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.1%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.5% | 18.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.7% | 19.6% | 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 19.6% 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 19.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2019.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Cyprus ranks 16th out of 85 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 14.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release