Education in Cyprus 3,339 indicators covering education for Cyprus. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Over-age students, primary, female 1.3% 2017 down 5.2% 153rd Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2017 up 1.0% 48th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 20,822 number 2019 down 17.9% 128th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 10,494 number 2019 down 15.4% 126th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 10,328 number 2019 down 20.4% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 45th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2017 down 95.6% 155th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 94.0% 2018 up 16.4% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 up 2.2% 114th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 93.3% 2018 up 13.9% 36th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2 2024 — 153rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.1% 2018 down 0.3% 73rd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 45 2024 up 66.7% 134th Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 99.3% 2017 up 3.9% 26th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 79 2024 up 119.4% 133rd Progression to secondary school 99.7% 2016 up 0.6% 19th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 3.5% 104th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 159th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.6% 2018 down 0.7% 77th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 101.5% 2018 up 0.2% 74th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9911 GPI 2018 down 0.9% 111th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.8% 2017 down 1.6% 62nd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 96,414 2024 up 5.4% 154th Population of compulsory school age, female 46,620 2024 up 4.9% 154th Population of compulsory school age, male 49,794 2024 up 5.8% 153rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 30,831 2024 up 10.8% 158th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 133rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 6.7% 2024 up 13.8% 78th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 18,809 2024 down 21.5% 135th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 9,149 2024 down 21.4% 135th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 9,660 2024 down 21.6% 135th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 15,095 2024 up 11.0% 157th Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 129th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 3.8% 2024 down 6.4% 89th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 9.5% 2024 up 24.4% 64th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 4 2024 up 100.0% 160th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 2024 — 169th Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2021 — 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2021 — 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 173rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 1 2024 — 166th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 15,736 2024 up 10.5% 155th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.7% 2022 down 27.3% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 99.5% 2018 up 4.2% 57th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 3 2024 — 162nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 2024 down 100.0% 176th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 98th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 84.6% 189th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 86.7% 187th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 81.8% 192nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 1.4% 2025 down 78.8% 185th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 1.6% 2025 down 75.0% 183rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.1% 2025 down 83.8% 191st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 197th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 193rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 196th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.31 modelled data 2025 up 39.5% 17th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 30,399 2024 down 1.3% 147th ← Previous Page 10 of 56 Next →