Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cyprus
Cyprus: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 1.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cyprus peaked at 9.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 183rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -25.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 30% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.4%, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.6% | 5.9% | 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, female in Cyprus?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Cyprus was 1.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Cyprus ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release