Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cyprus
Cyprus: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cyprus, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.6% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cyprus peaked at 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -37.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -35.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +50.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +31.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 93% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 122 Latvia 1.2% compare
- 123 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 124 Niger 1.0% compare
- 126 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 127 Georgia 1.0% compare
- 128 North Macedonia 1.0% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cyprus?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Cyprus was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Cyprus ranks 125th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release