Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 43.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Cyprus, 1999β2023
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.
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, Republic of 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
- 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 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