Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cyprus
Cyprus: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cyprus peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Cyprus 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 15% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 16% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 | -40.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 187 Poland 0.3% compare
- 189 Aruba 0.2% compare
- 189 Australia 0.2% compare
- 189 Brazil 0.2% compare
- 189 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 189 Russian Federation 0.2% compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cyprus?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cyprus was 0.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Cyprus rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cyprus ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release