Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8947 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.8947 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 0.9128 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7112 LPIA, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7112 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.7531 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7741 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.761 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7629 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7882 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7989 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8312 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8213 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.852 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8289 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8382 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8324 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8636 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9021 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8418 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8589 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9128 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8947 LPIA | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7584 LPIA | 0.7112 LPIA | 0.7882 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.841 LPIA | 0.7989 LPIA | 0.9021 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8888 LPIA | 0.8589 LPIA | 0.9128 LPIA | 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 0.8947 LPIA 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 0.9128 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7112 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 44th out of 95 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 5.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release