Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 96.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 96.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% 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, 75.6%, in 1992.
That places Cyprus 57th out of 135 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 | 87.8% | 75.6% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 83.3% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 90.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.6% | 96.5% | 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 96.3% 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 75.6% in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cyprus ranks 57th out of 135 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 4.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release