Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 81.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 81.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus peaked at 87.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 2024.
That places Cyprus 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.0% | — |
| 2000 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 81.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 81.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 85.7% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.1% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.8% | 83.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus was 81.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cyprus ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release