Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus is 13.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 14.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1999.
That places Cyprus 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.5% | — |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +134.7% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +46.8% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +58.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.0% | 14.2% | 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 13.0% 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 14.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 29th 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 up 52.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release