Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 40.4%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Cyprus stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 364.8% over ten years.
That places Cyprus 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +123.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +40.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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 0.6% 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 2020.
- 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 14th out of 40 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 364.8%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release