School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus
Cyprus: School enrollment, primary, female was 97.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus stood at 97.9%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus peaked at 98.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1983.
That places Cyprus 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.3% | 68.1% | 79.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 68.1% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 77.2% | 97.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.3% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More education data for Cyprus
- Population ages 0-14 16.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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, total 770,268 (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Cyprus was 97.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1983.
- How does Cyprus rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Cyprus ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.