Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Cyprus
Cyprus: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 92.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92.7
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 62 countries
All-time high
92.7
in 2023
All-time low
77.87
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Cyprus, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Cyprus stood at 92.7. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Cyprus peaked at 92.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.87, in 1990.
Cyprus ranks 11th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.87 | — |
| 1991 | 78.48 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 79.2 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 79.88 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 80.53 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.1 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.69 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 82.1 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 82.46 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.86 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 83.32 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 83.8 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 84.2 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 84.69 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.32 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.93 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.41 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 86.78 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.25 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.88 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.62 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.37 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 90.03 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.55 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.77 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.83 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.91 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.07 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.32 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.63 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.88 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.14 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.42 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.7 | +0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 92.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 92.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.62 | 77.87 | 82.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.56 | 83.32 | 87.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.51 | 88.62 | 91.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.28 | 91.88 | 92.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.65 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.36 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,083 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 137 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,211 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,230 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,596 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Cyprus?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Cyprus was 92.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.87 in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Cyprus ranks 11th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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