Tertiary education, academic staff in Cyprus
Cyprus: Tertiary education, academic staff was 42.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Cyprus, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in Cyprus stood at 42.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Cyprus peaked at 43.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1974.
That places Cyprus 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 18.3% | 30.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 23.1% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 33.5% | 42.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 33.5% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 38.8% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 40.4% | 43.3% | 4 |
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Cyprus?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Cyprus was 42.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1974.
- How does Cyprus rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Cyprus ranks 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.