Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 11.5 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Cyprus, 1999β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 11.5 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Cyprus peaked at 16.6 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.4, in 2011.
That places Cyprus 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.08 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.47 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 3 |
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More education data for Cyprus
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,389 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Cyprus?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Cyprus was 11.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 in 2011.
- How does Cyprus rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Cyprus ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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