Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Cyprus

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Cyprus was 120.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 13.6 pts from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

2024120.9%
Change on 2023+13.6 pts
Rank3rd of 26EU countries ranked
Series high120.92024
Series low21.62001

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Cyprus, 2001 to 2024

2040608010012014020012005200920132017202120242001: 21.6 %2002: 25.1 %2003: 32 %2004: 36 %2005: 34.1 %2006: 34.3 %2007: 36.2 %2008: 40.8 %2009: 47.7 %2010: 48.3 %2011: 46.5 %2012: 45.9 %2013: 47.5 %2014: 52.1 %2015: 59.9 %2016: 68.4 %2017: 79.8 %2018: 86.6 %2019: 93.9 %2020: 102.4 %2021: 106.4 %2022: 105.4 %2023: 107.3 %2024: 120.9 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 24 values
Period%
2024120.9
2023107.3
2022105.4
2021106.4
2020102.4
201993.9
201886.6
201779.8
201668.4
201559.9
201452.1
201347.5
201245.9
201146.5
201048.3
200947.7
200840.8
200736.2
200634.3
200534.1
200436
200332
200225.1
200121.6

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Cyprus?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Cyprus was 120.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 13.6 pts from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 26 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Cyprus?

120.9% in 2024, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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