Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2020. β² Rising
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
19th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 233.5% over ten years.
Cyprus ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus was 0.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Cyprus ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.5%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release