Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.3% 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 2.3%.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 5.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2022.
Cyprus ranks 97th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -34.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -20.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +23.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,154 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,442 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0231 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 2.3% 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 5.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 97th out of 121 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 31.5%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release