Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cyprus, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cyprus is 68.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cyprus peaked at 74.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2002.
Cyprus ranks 86th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 55.3% | 71.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.7% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 66.9% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.8% compare
- 84 Marshall Islands 68.4% compare
- 85 Venezuela 68.1% compare
- 87 Cape Verde 67.8% compare
- 88 Thailand 67.7% compare
- 89 Bolivia 67.4% compare
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 of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cyprus?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cyprus was 68.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2002.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cyprus ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.