Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Cyprus
Gross tertiary enrolment in Cyprus was 120.9% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Cyprus, 2024
120.9%
Change from 2023
+13.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
77.8%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Cyprus over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cyprus | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120.9% | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 107.3% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 105.4% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 106.4% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 102.4% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +13.6 percentage points from 107.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 52.1%, the figure has changed by +68.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.5%.
More for Cyprus
All statistics for Cyprus
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
60.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
105.3%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
10.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
9.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
12.0%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT