Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes was 23.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.6%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
17th
of 126 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2022
All-time low
10.5%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1999–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus stood at 23.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 30.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2007.
Cyprus ranks 17th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.1% | — |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +24.4% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -3.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 23.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 23.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 10.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 20.9% | 30.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 14 Cuba 25.2% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 24.9% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 23.8% compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 23.1% compare
- 19 Israel 23.1% compare
- 20 Azerbaijan 22.4% compare
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 tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus was 23.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2007.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 17th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release