Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 43.9% 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 43.9% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus peaked at 43.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 15th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +66.5% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +4.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 43.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 43.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +66.5% | 15.3% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 13.3% | 29.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 29.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 38.6% | 43.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 12 Luxembourg 46.4% compare
- 13 Armenia 46.4% compare
- 14 Sweden 45.2% compare
- 16 Norway 43.3% compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
- 18 Switzerland 41.6% 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 43.9% 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 43.9% 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 15th out of 129 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 28.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release