Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban was 46.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus stood at 46.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 46.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 14th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 46.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 46.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +38.5% | 24.2% | 33.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 21.7% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.0% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.8% | 46.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 11 Canada 49.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 47.6% compare
- 13 Switzerland 47.2% compare
- 15 Tajikistan 45.2% compare
- 16 Georgia 45.0% compare
- 17 Lithuania 44.2% compare
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 46.0% 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 46.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 14th out of 102 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 20.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release