Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.39 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cyprus, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cyprus is 1.39 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cyprus peaked at 3.87 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.3 live births per woman, in 2013.
Cyprus ranks 195th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 live births per woman | 3.38 live births per woman | 3.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.41 live births per woman | 3.19 live births per woman | 3.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 3.06 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 4 |
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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cyprus?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 live births per woman in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Cyprus ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.