School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus
Cyprus: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 18.6 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus peaked at 18.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.71 years, in 2001.
That places Cyprus 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.45 years | 12.71 years | 13.96 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.1 years | 13.88 years | 16.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 years | 17.16 years | 18.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- 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 5,389 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.38 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus was 18.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.71 years in 2001.
- How does Cyprus rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cyprus ranks 19th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release