Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7162 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus is 0.7162 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 0.7708 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3774 LPIA, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 21st of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3774 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.4219 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4144 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4739 LPIA | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5103 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4899 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.556 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5838 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6163 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6107 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6653 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6887 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7053 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6679 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5885 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7216 LPIA | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6459 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6821 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6962 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7708 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7162 LPIA | -7.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.7162 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.7162 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4634 LPIA | 0.3774 LPIA | 0.556 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6494 LPIA | 0.5838 LPIA | 0.7216 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7163 LPIA | 0.6821 LPIA | 0.7708 LPIA | 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 0.7162 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 0.7708 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3774 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 21st out of 87 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 7.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release