Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cyprus, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cyprus stood at 4.8%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cyprus peaked at 4.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1973.
Cyprus ranks 117th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 vocational in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.9% | — |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -63.3% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | +30.1% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +54.8% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +27.5% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -69.7% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +36.2% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +23.4% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 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 vocational in Cyprus?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Cyprus was 4.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1973.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Cyprus ranks 117th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release