Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9797 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus is 0.9797 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 0.9988 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7986 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 48th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8137 GPIA | 0.8137 GPIA | 0.8137 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.847 GPIA | 0.7986 GPIA | 0.9437 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9396 GPIA | 0.8975 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 0.9797 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 45 South Africa 0.9825 GPIA compare
- 46 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.9816 GPIA compare
- 47 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.9802 GPIA compare
- 49 Luxembourg 0.9742 GPIA compare
- 50 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 0.9703 GPIA compare
- 51 Georgia 0.9607 GPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Cyprus?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus was 0.9797 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 0.9988 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7986 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 48th 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 8.5%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release