Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
140th
of 217 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2008
All-time low
76.7%
in 1978
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 %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 87.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus peaked at 89.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 1978.
That places Cyprus 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 82.9% | — |
| 1972 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 83.2% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 78.3% | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 77.9% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 79.3% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 81.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 86.4% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.1% | 76.7% | 84.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 79.3% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 87.9% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 88.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.8% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.9% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0446 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,154 (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 87.0% 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 89.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 1978.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cyprus ranks 140th 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 0.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release