Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus
Cyprus: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus peaked at 13.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 25% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Cyprus was 1.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Cyprus ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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