Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cyprus
Cyprus: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9951 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cyprus, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.9951 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cyprus peaked at 0.9951 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8469, in 1992.
Cyprus ranks 53rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8469 | — |
| 2004 | 0.9182 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9312 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9388 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9407 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9428 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9415 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9437 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9542 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9628 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9623 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9762 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9761 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9839 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9924 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9951 | +0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.9951 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.9951 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8469 | 0.8469 | 0.8469 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9356 | 0.9182 | 0.9428 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9689 | 0.9437 | 0.9924 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9951 | 0.9951 | 0.9951 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cyprus?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Cyprus was 0.9951 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9951 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8469 in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Cyprus ranks 53rd out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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