Tertiary education participation in Cyprus
Cyprus: Tertiary education participation was 31.8 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
31.8
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
31st
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.2
in 2010
All-time low
10.4
in 2000
Years of data
14
1999–2012
Tertiary education participation in Cyprus, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education participation in Cyprus stood at 31.8.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Cyprus peaked at 32.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.4, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.49 | 10.4 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.03 | 31.8 | 32.2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,389 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.38 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Cyprus?
- Tertiary education participation in Cyprus was 31.8 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for tertiary education participation?
- Cyprus ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. 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 Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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