Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Cyprus
Cyprus: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 7.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Cyprus, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Cyprus stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Cyprus peaked at 8.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.3% | — |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Cyprus?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Cyprus was 7.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Cyprus ranks 18th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release