Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9717 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus is 0.9717 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Cyprus peaked at 0.9717 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9356 GPIA, in 2014.
Cyprus ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9498 GPIA | 0.9356 GPIA | 0.9608 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9667 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 0.9763 GPIA compare
- 32 Spain 0.9748 GPIA compare
- 33 Montenegro 0.9747 GPIA compare
- 35 Portugal 0.9694 GPIA compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9003 GPIA compare
- 37 Ghana 0.8029 GPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (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 0.9717 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 0.9717 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9356 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Cyprus ranks 34th out of 37 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 3.9%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release