Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 47.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 47.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 47.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1999.
That places Cyprus 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +116.7% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.1% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +4.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 47.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 47.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.6%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female 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 | +116.7% | 13.1% | 28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 13.1% | 34.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 33.4% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.7% | 47.8% | 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 47.8% 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 47.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 101 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 25.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release