Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 75.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus is 75.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 75.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2010.
That places Cyprus 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60.3% | — |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.8% | 60.3% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 72.4% | 75.6% | 3 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus was 75.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2010.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release