School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus
Cyprus: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus stood at 97.9%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus peaked at 98.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1983.
That places Cyprus 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.6% | — |
| 1972 | 78.2% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 77.1% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 71.0% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 68.8% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 68.1% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 69.2% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 71.5% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 68.4% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 69.0% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 73.5% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 77.5% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 78.8% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.2% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 97.7% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 96.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 97.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 97.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.5% | 77.2% | 97.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.3% | 68.1% | 79.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 68.1% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 77.2% | 97.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.3% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus was 97.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1983.
- How does Cyprus rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Cyprus ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.