Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9731 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus stood at 0.9731 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 0.9731 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7923 GPIA, in 1992.
Cyprus ranks 68th of 132 countries on this measure, 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 gender in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.7923 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8929 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9047 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9129 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9096 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9162 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9094 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9071 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9285 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9303 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9317 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9495 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9523 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9483 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9377 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9543 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9613 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9566 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9585 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9731 GPIA | +1.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.9731 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.9731 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 98% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7923 GPIA | 0.7923 GPIA | 0.7923 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9076 GPIA | 0.8929 GPIA | 0.9162 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9401 GPIA | 0.9071 GPIA | 0.9613 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9622 GPIA | 0.9566 GPIA | 0.9731 GPIA | 4 |
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 lower secondary education or in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus was 0.9731 GPIA 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 0.9731 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7923 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 68th 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 4.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release