Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 86.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 86.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 86.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.6% | 71.1% | 76.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 77.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.4% | 86.9% | 4 |
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 86.9% 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 86.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 45th out of 97 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 7.2%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release