Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.7% 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 10.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 11.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 36th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 2.3% | — |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +118.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +44.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 11.1% | 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 10.7% 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 11.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 36th 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 45.9%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release