Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 84.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus is 84.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 84.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1992.
That places Cyprus 55th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 45.4% | — |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 84.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 84.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +40.2% | 45.4% | 63.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 63.7% | 71.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 72.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 81.1% | 84.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 52 Chile 86.4% compare
- 53 South Korea 85.6% compare
- 54 South Africa 84.9% compare
- 56 Singapore 82.9% compare
- 57 Spain 82.3% compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 82.0% compare
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 lower secondary education or in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus was 84.8% 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 84.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 55th out of 132 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 10.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release