Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cyprus
Cyprus: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cyprus, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 5 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Cyprus peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 2005.
That places Cyprus 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 129 Angola 5 years compare
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- 129 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 129 Netherlands 5 years compare
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- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 129 Samoa 5 years compare
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More education data for Cyprus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 5,389 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Cyprus?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Cyprus was 5 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 2005.
- How does Cyprus rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Cyprus ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.