Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 75.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus stood at 75.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 75.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 24th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.2% | 69.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 71.1% | 75.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 21 Austria 78.1% compare
- 22 Belgium 77.0% compare
- 23 Montenegro 75.2% compare
- 25 Luxembourg 74.5% compare
- 26 Netherlands 74.3% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 70.9% 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 75.1% 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 75.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 40 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 13.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release