Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus
Cyprus: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 57,889 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus stood at 57,889. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus peaked at 57,889 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31,965, in 2013.
That places Cyprus 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31,965 | — |
| 2014 | 33,674 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 37,166 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 40,347 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 45,263 | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 47,169 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 50,211 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 53,192 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 53,508 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 52,996 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 52,936 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57,889 | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40,828 | 31,965 | 50,211 | 7 |
| 2020s | 54,104 | 52,936 | 57,889 | 5 |
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More education data for Cyprus
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus?
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Cyprus was 57,889 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 57,889 in 2024.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,965 in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Cyprus ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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