School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cyprus
Cyprus: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 58,195 number in 2019. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cyprus, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 58,195 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cyprus peaked at 79,704 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 52,994 number, in 2009.
Cyprus ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73,890 number | 69,029 number | 79,704 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,841 number | 65,404 number | 71,031 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 68,325 number | 63,614 number | 78,856 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,807 number | 52,994 number | 66,113 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,076 number | 53,583 number | 58,195 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cyprus?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cyprus was 58,195 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 79,704 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,994 number in 2009.
- How does Cyprus rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Cyprus ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.