Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9819 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9819 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
79th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1999
All-time low
0.8538 GPIA
in 1992
Years of data
24
1992–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.9819 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% 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, 0.8538 GPIA, in 1992.
That places Cyprus 79th 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 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8538 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9068 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9191 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.935 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9341 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9368 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9424 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9399 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9441 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9603 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9585 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9557 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.954 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.965 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9708 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9699 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9809 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9798 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9819 GPIA | +0.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.9819 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.9819 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9269 GPIA | 0.8538 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9392 GPIA | 0.9068 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9605 GPIA | 0.9441 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9781 GPIA | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.9819 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 0.9819 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 0.8538 GPIA in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cyprus ranks 79th out of 134 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 2.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release