School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Cyprus
Cyprus: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 15.36 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cyprus, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cyprus stood at 15.36 years. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cyprus peaked at 15.36 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.59 years, in 1982.
That places Cyprus 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.69 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 8.99 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 9.2 years | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 8.84 years | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 8.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 8.73 years | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 8.68 years | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 8.59 years | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.75 years | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 8.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.99 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 9.05 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.13 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 9.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 9.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 12.36 years | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 12.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 12.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.51 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.95 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.37 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.5 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.72 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.07 years | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.57 years | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 13.85 years | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.8 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 13.79 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 14.26 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.74 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.17 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.36 years | +1.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 15.36 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.13 years, 95% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 15.36 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) 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 | +32.5% | 9.33 years | 12.36 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9 years | 8.69 years | 9.2 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.84 years | 8.59 years | 9.13 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.43 years | 9.23 years | 12.63 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.41 years | 12.4 years | 14.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.39 years | 13.79 years | 15.36 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cyprus?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cyprus was 15.36 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 years in 1982.
- How does Cyprus rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Cyprus ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.