Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 1977
All-time low
1.08 GPIA
in 2020
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus is 1.09 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 22nd of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.2 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cyprus ranks 22nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release