Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6569 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.6569 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 0.6893 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3834 LPIA, in 2001.
Cyprus ranks 24th of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4607 LPIA | 0.3834 LPIA | 0.5338 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5961 LPIA | 0.5517 LPIA | 0.6893 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.639 LPIA | 0.6048 LPIA | 0.6753 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus was 0.6569 LPIA 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 0.6893 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3834 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 93 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 2.6%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release