Cyprus's adult literacy rose from 94.4 % in 1992 to 98.7 % in 2011.
Cyprus's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 96.6 % in 2001 to 105.3 % in 2024.
Cyprus · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Cyprus's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.6 % in 1992 to 99.8 % in 2011.
Cyprus's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 93.4 % in 2001 to 106.7 % in 2024.
Cyprus's tertiary enrolment rose from 21.6 % in 2001 to 120.9 % in 2024.
Cyprus's children out of school, primary fell from 1,347 in 2001 to 247 in 2023.
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- Primary completion rateup +0.8 pts20th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.6 pts9th of 45
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)down −0.3 pts8th of 45
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.6 pts39th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs43rd of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.3 yrs17th of 145
- Learning povertydown −4.9 pts28th of 53
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- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts57th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.6 pts85th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +1.5 %25th of 135