Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 217 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 23rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 23rd out of 217 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