Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 13.2 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Cyprus, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Cyprus is 13.2 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Cyprus peaked at 13.2 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 7.89 years, in 1980.
Cyprus ranks 15th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.41 years | 7.89 years | 8.94 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.06 years | 9.85 years | 10.28 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.5 years | 10.19 years | 10.82 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.93 years | 11.76 years | 12.1 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.52 years | 12.42 years | 12.61 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 12.91 years | 12.83 years | 13 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 13.2 years | 13.2 years | 13.2 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,389 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Cyprus?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Cyprus was 13.2 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.89 years in 1980.
- How does Cyprus rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Cyprus ranks 15th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.