Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 97.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus, 2002β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus is 97.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus peaked at 97.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2003.
Cyprus ranks 47th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.4% | 91.2% | 94.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.9% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 44 Luxembourg 97.9% compare
- 45 Tonga 97.8% compare
- 46 Tajikistan 97.7% compare
- 48 Portugal 96.4% compare
- 49 Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip 96.1% compare
- 50 Malaysia 95.8% 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 primary education or higher in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus was 97.7% 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 97.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2003.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 106 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 2.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release