Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cyprus stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Cyprus peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +73.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +27.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.3% 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 0.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Cyprus ranks 108th out of 120 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 22.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release