Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Cyprus
Cyprus: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 7.8 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Cyprus, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 7.8 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Cyprus peaked at 11.76 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.77 | 9.83 | 11.76 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.28 | 7.8 | 10.21 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,389 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 770,268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Cyprus?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Cyprus was 7.8 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 11.76 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Cyprus ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.