Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 34.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus is 34.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 35.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 16th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +108.6% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -3.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 34.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 34.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.5%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +108.6% | 6.8% | 14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 4.9% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 20.3% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 31.2% | 35.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus was 34.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 16th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release