Education in Cyprus

3,339 indicators covering education for Cyprus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 110.4% 2024 up 35.0% 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 67 2024 down 23.0% 147th
Progression to secondary school, male 99.5% 2016 up 1.2% 46th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 81.8% 2024 down 3.7% 102nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 47,169 number 2018 up 83.6% 133rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 95.4% 2017 down 0.9% 19th
School enrollment, secondary, male 95.3% 2017 up 1.4% 17th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 18.2% 2024 up 20.6% 90th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.4% 2024 up 2.0% 35th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 1,467 millions 2022 down 18.6% 95th
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Expenditure on tertiary education 20.8% 2016 down 11.7% 76th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.7% 2022 down 27.3% 60th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 26,494 number 2018 up 8.3% 44th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.0% 2022 up 60.1% 109th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2018 up 78.5% 137th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 44 2024 up 91.3% 140th
Children out of school, primary 247 2023 down 72.0% 175th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 247 2023 down 72.0% 176th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 80 2024 up 60.0% 136th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.4% 2023 down 73.9% 182nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 3,096 number 2018 down 1.1% 113th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 74.0% 2024 down 3.2% 107th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 90.2% 2024 down 3.7% 85th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 26.0% 2024 up 10.5% 83rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 9.8% 2024 up 55.7% 106th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 3,968 2023 up 30.9% 116th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 103 2024 up 60.9% 149th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 26,729 number 2018 down 16.3% 159th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 20 2023 up 11.1% 132nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 4,115 2023 up 23.3% 111th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 72.7% 2018 up 5.3% 28th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2,251 number 2018 up 4.1% 101st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.5% 2022 down 19.5% 103rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 204 2024 down 3.8% 144th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 2,903 2023 up 35.8% 105th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 73.2% 2023 up 3.8% 32nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 1,065 2023 up 19.1% 119th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 62.6% 2023 up 4.2% 56th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.2% 2017 down 0.5% 31st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 1,472 number 2018 up 304.4% 94th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 2,576 2023 up 28.5% 102nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 97.4% 2017 down 1.5% 45th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 2017 down 96.2% 141st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.1% 2017 down 95.1% 143rd
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 1,539 2023 up 15.5% 108th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 80 2024 down 13.0% 140th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 36 2024 up 50.0% 145th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 15.3% 2025 up 24.4% 31st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2021 up 88.0% 159th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.2% 2021 up 21.7% 152nd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.2% 2021 up 95.2% 148th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.12 GPIA 2024 up 3.4% 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 117.9% 2024 up 37.8% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 103.4% 2024 up 32.2% 14th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 22,723 2023 down 9.6% 33rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 8 2023 up 700.0% 85th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 763 2023 down 22.8% 96th