Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 49.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cyprus, 2004β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 49.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cyprus peaked at 49.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2004.
Cyprus ranks 15th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 32.1% | 36.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 36.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.5% | 49.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 12 Iceland 56.2% compare
- 13 United States 54.0% compare
- 14 Norway 50.8% compare
- 16 New Zealand 48.8% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 48.5% compare
- 18 Denmark 48.0% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Cyprus was 49.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Cyprus ranks 15th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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