Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 85.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus is 85.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 85.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1992.
That places Cyprus 51st out of 134 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 67.4% | 74.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 75.8% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 48 Chile 87.8% compare
- 49 Fiji, Republic of 87.3% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 85.8% compare
- 53 South Africa 85.4% compare
- 54 Singapore 85.3% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2023)
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 85.9% 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 85.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 51st out of 134 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 7.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release