Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus
Cyprus: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Cyprus peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1999.
That places Cyprus 43rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 56.6% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 68.7% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 75.6% | 79.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 40 United Kingdom 79.8% compare
- 41 Puerto Rico 79.6% compare
- 42 France 79.5% compare
- 44 Luxembourg 78.5% compare
- 45 Romania 77.7% compare
- 46 Denmark 77.4% 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 79.0% 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 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 140 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 9.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release