Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 31.0% 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 31.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2010.
Cyprus ranks 14th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.4% | — |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.3% | 22.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 15.0% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 28.6% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 31.0% 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 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2010.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 14th out of 124 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 20.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release