Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cyprus peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1999.
Cyprus ranks 21st of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 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 1.5% 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 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1999.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 21st out of 117 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 9.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release