Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 101.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cyprus, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Cyprus is 101.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Cyprus peaked at 103.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2020.
That places Cyprus 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 91.5% | — |
| 2002 | 100.9% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 101.5% | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 103.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 102.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 101.1% | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +28.3% | 79.1% | 101.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.4% | 83.0% | 100.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 92.9% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 79.1% | 103.1% | 5 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Cyprus?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Cyprus was 101.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 103.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Cyprus ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.