Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus

Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
4.3%
in 2006
All-time low
2.1%
in 2003
Years of data
16
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, 1999–2018

012341999200820181999: 2.5 %2002: 2.7 %2003: 2.1 %2006: 4.3 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 3.7 %2009: 3.4 %2010: 2.7 %2011: 3 %2012: 3.9 %2013: 3.6 %2014: 2.8 %2015: 3 %2016: 3.6 %2017: 2.5 %2018: 2.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus stood at 2.5%.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 4.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2003.

That places Cyprus 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%) in Cyprus, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 2.5%
2002 2.7% +8.4%
2003 2.1% -22.9%
2006 4.3% +105.9%
2007 2.8% -35.7%
2008 3.7% +34.4%
2009 3.4% -7.3%
2010 2.7% -20.8%
2011 3.0% +11.1%
2012 3.9% +28.1%
2013 3.6% -7.3%
2014 2.8% -22.8%
2015 3.0% +8.2%
2016 3.6% +18.8%
2017 2.5% -29.0%
2018 2.5% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 1
2000s 3.2% 2.1% 4.3% 6
2010s 3.1% 2.5% 3.9% 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 71 Latvia 2.7% compare
  2. 72 Uruguay 2.7% compare
  3. 73 Palestine 2.6% compare
  4. 75 Turkey 2.4% compare
  5. 76 Mexico 2.4% compare
  6. 77 Ecuador 2.3% compare

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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 2.5% in 2018, 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 4.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Cyprus ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.