Education spending in Cyprus

Government spending on education in Cyprus was equal to 4.7% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1995.

Cyprus, 2022 4.7% % of GDP
Change from 2021 −0.3percentage points 2021: 5.1%
European Union, 2022 4.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 4.7% Middle value of 25 countries
Position in 2022 57th of 164 See the full ranking

Education spending in Cyprus over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2022
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2022 4.7% 4.7%
2021 5.1% 4.8%
2020 5.6% 4.9%
2019 5.2% 4.6%
2018 – 4.6%
2017 5.7% 4.6%
2016 6.1% 4.8%
2015 6.3% 4.8%
2014 6.4% 4.9%
2013 6.5% 5.0%
2012 – 4.8%
2011 6.5% 5.1%
2010 6.5% 5.4%
2009 7.2% 5.6%
2008 6.7% 5.0%
2007 6.3% 4.9%
2006 6.3% 4.9%
2005 6.3% 5.1%
2004 6.1% 5.0%
2003 6.7% 5.1%
2002 5.6% 5.2%
2001 5.1% 5.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 5.1% in 2021.
  • Since 2010, when it was 6.5%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Cyprus has the 57th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 4.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1975 to 2022 for Cyprus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics