Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.1% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Cyprus 20th out of 55 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 urban both in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +51.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -7.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 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 1.1% 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 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 55 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 52.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release