Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 10.8% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cyprus, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cyprus stood at 10.8%.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cyprus peaked at 21.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 117th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 13.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cyprus?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cyprus was 10.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Cyprus ranks 117th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release