Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 3.3%.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 5.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 100th of 123 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 tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.4% | — |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,154 (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 3.3% 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 5.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 100th out of 123 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 7.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release