Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 46.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 2000β2023
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.
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, Republic of 45.2% compare
- 16 Georgia 45.0% compare
- 17 Lithuania 44.2% 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)
- 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 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