Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.974 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.974 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
56th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.8555 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
22
1999–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.974 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus peaked at 1 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8555 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 56th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8676 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8555 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8872 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8916 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9103 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9118 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9127 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9363 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9356 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9417 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9403 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9508 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.952 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9558 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9575 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9582 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.974 GPIA | +1.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.974 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.974 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9034 GPIA | 0.8555 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.942 GPIA | 0.9127 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9614 GPIA | 0.9558 GPIA | 0.974 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 primary education or higher in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus was 0.974 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8555 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cyprus ranks 56th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release