Education in Cyprus

3,339 indicators covering education for Cyprus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 94.7% 2025 down 0.5% 64th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 96.2% 2025 down 0.1% 62nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 modelled data 2025 up 0.9% 69th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 93.2% 2025 down 1.0% 62nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 93.3% 2025 up 2.7% 17th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 96.0% 2025 up 2.5% 13th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.06 modelled data 2025 down 0.3% 86th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 90.6% 2025 up 2.8% 22nd
Teachers in secondary education, male 2,604 2023 up 16.9% 147th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.5% 2025 down 63.3% 101st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.5% 2025 down 70.5% 106th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.9% 2025 down 67.2% 103rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 144.8% 2024 up 133.9% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 97.9% 2024 up 127.9% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.32 GPIA 2024 up 1.4% 60th
Primary education, teachers 84.3% 2023 up 1.5% 66th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,663 number 2018 up 40.6% 137th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year 2018 down 22.4% 64th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.1% 2017 down 40.4% 161st
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 5.87 years 2024 up 97.0% 7th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 4.01 years 2024 up 90.5% 15th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.32 GPIA 2024 up 1.8% 62nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.6% 2018 up 38.7% 147th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 17.61 years 2024 up 23.0% 22nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 102.2% 2024 up 3.6% 27th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 3,276 number 2018 up 40.1% 120th
Persistence to grade 5, total 98.1% 2021 up 3.2% 34th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 97.9% 2021 up 3.7% 44th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 7 2024 unchanged 167th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 7 2024 unchanged 170th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 9 2024 down 43.8% 177th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 30 2024 down 23.1% 168th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 97.7% 2017 down 7.9% 135th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 96.4% 2017 down 11.2% 141st
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 0.1% 2024 down 98.2% 176th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 2.78 years 2024 up 18.7% 48th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.84 years 2024 up 21.5% 47th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9779 GPIA 2024 down 2.4% 166th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.1% 2023 up 0.0% 62nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 16 2023 up 23.1% 135th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1,735 2023 up 24.3% 136th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 up 0.8% 112th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,549 2023 up 41.7% 111th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 42.2% 2023 up 8.9% 90th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 2,120 2023 up 22.8% 119th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 33.8% 146th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,400 people 2100 down 36.4% 168th
Population by level of education 834,100 people 2100 up 0.4% 145th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.07 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 3.1% 68th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.1% 2017 down 28.1% 157th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.1% 2017 down 48.3% 158th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 18.6 years 2024 up 25.6% 19th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.66 years 2024 up 20.4% 28th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA 2024 up 3.7% 27th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.4% 2018 down 0.0% 48th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 43rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 105.1% 2024 up 7.6% 22nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 7.4% 30th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1,653 number 2018 up 40.6% 131st
School enrollment, secondary, private 22.4% 2024 up 29.7% 57th