Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cyprus
Cyprus: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 3,721 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cyprus, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 3,721 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cyprus peaked at 3,721 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,706 number, in 2002.
Cyprus ranks 102nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,883 number | — |
| 2002 | 2,706 number | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 2,708 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,941 number | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 2,905 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,003 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3,115 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 3,222 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,310 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,359 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3,417 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3,386 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,337 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3,152 number | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 2,941 number | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3,706 number | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 3,693 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,721 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,977 number | 2,706 number | 3,310 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,412 number | 2,941 number | 3,721 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.26 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cyprus?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cyprus was 3,721 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3,721 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,706 number in 2002.
- How does Cyprus rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Cyprus ranks 102nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.