Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 97.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 1992.
That places Cyprus 54th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 81.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 87.4% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 93.1% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.0% | 97.4% | 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus was 97.1% 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 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cyprus ranks 54th out of 136 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 2.9%. 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 primary 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