Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.3766 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus stood at 0.3766 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cyprus peaked at 0.3766 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1806 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Cyprus 141st out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1836 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.1825 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1953 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2069 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2158 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2152 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2063 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1875 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1806 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1941 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2006 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2066 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2128 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2388 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2672 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2869 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.314 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3213 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3262 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3365 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3626 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3506 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3509 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3515 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3766 GPIA | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1836 GPIA | 0.1836 GPIA | 0.1836 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2 GPIA | 0.1806 GPIA | 0.2158 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2711 GPIA | 0.2006 GPIA | 0.3365 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3584 GPIA | 0.3506 GPIA | 0.3766 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 138 Palestine, State of 0.4167 GPIA compare
- 139 Bangladesh 0.4107 GPIA compare
- 140 Uzbekistan 0.3901 GPIA compare
- 142 Ghana 0.3727 GPIA compare
- 143 United Arab Emirates 0.3593 GPIA compare
- 144 Qatar 0.3227 GPIA compare
More education data for Cyprus
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,505 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58,808 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.3766 GPIA 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 0.3766 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cyprus ranks 141st out of 160 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 40.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release