Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus stood at 9.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus peaked at 9.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2008.
That places Cyprus 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 4.4% | — |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 103 Jordan 10.1% compare
- 104 Syria 10.0% compare
- 105 Central African Republic 9.9% compare
- 107 Uzbekistan 9.8% compare
- 108 South Africa 9.5% compare
- 109 Malaysia 9.0% compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,544 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 845 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34,520 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24,288 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 9.8% 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 9.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cyprus ranks 106th out of 168 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 up 55.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release