Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8697 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus is 0.8697 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 0.874 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6423 LPIA, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 41st 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 | 0.6423 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6736 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7121 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7456 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7533 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7662 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7785 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.814 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7866 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8238 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.84 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.852 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8317 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8074 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8719 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8158 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8481 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.874 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8697 LPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7155 LPIA | 0.6423 LPIA | 0.7662 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8222 LPIA | 0.7785 LPIA | 0.8719 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8639 LPIA | 0.8481 LPIA | 0.874 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 0.8697 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 0.874 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6423 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 41st 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 5.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release