Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.2% 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 5.2%.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 13.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 111th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 7.1% | — |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +72.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +57.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 6.4% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,725 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,505 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % 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 5.2% 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 13.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 111th 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 down 51.2%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release