Upper secondary completion in Cyprus

In Cyprus, 88.7% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.

Measure: Completion rate, upper secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Cyprus, 2021 88.7% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 +1.0percentage points 2020: 87.6%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 87.5% Middle value of 22 countries

Upper secondary completion in Cyprus over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, upper secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Cyprus
2021 88.7%
2020 87.6%
2019 93.1%
2018 92.9%
2017 90.8%
2016 91.9%
2015 94.9%
2014 93.4%
2013 89.8%
2012 87.6%
2011 86.9%
2010 85.1%
2009 87.5%
2008 86.0%
2007 85.0%
2006 81.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 87.6% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 86.9%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Cyprus
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org