Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.6378 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus stood at 0.6378 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus peaked at 0.9592 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4118 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Cyprus 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.518 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6391 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4118 GPIA | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4502 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9333 GPIA | +107.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9592 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9499 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6728 GPIA | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7349 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7284 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6378 GPIA | -12.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.6378 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.6378 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6945 GPIA | 0.4118 GPIA | 0.9592 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6935 GPIA | 0.6378 GPIA | 0.7349 GPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus was 0.6378 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.9592 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4118 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Cyprus ranks 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release