Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 90.2% 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 90.2% 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 0.7% 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 96.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2024.
Cyprus ranks 85th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 education enrolled in in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.6% | — |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 95.2% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.6% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.2% | 91.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 82 Malaysia 91.0% compare
- 83 South Africa 90.5% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 90.2% compare
- 86 Central African Republic 90.1% compare
- 87 Syria 90.0% compare
- 88 Jordan 89.9% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 90.2% 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 96.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2024.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cyprus ranks 85th out of 188 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release