Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cyprus
Cyprus: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 2.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cyprus, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cyprus stood at 2.6%.
The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cyprus peaked at 4.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Cyprus 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -97.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +1887.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +64.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -53.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +40.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -21.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1887.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8%
- 116 Brunei Darussalam 2.8% compare
- 117 Korea 2.8% compare
- 119 Russian Federation 2.6% compare
- 120 Estonia 2.5%
- 121 Dominica 2.5% 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, male in Cyprus?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Cyprus was 2.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Cyprus rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Cyprus ranks 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release