Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 education graduating from 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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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