Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.982 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus stood at 0.982 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 0.9883 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8598 GPIA, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 46th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8598 GPIA | 0.8598 GPIA | 0.8598 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.8782 GPIA | 0.9194 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9447 GPIA | 0.9072 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.9662 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 upper secondary education or in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus was 0.982 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9883 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8598 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 46th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release