Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus

Cyprus: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.03 index
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.03 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.9845 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.985 index1982: 0.986 index1983: 0.987 index1984: 0.989 index1985: 0.991 index1986: 0.992 index1987: 0.995 index1988: 0.998 index1989: 0.999 index1990: 1 index1991: 1 index1992: 1 index1993: 1 index1994: 1 index1995: 1 index1996: 1 index1997: 1 index1998: 1 index1999: 1 index2000: 1 index2001: 1 index2002: 1 index2003: 1 index2004: 1 index2005: 1 index2006: 1 index2007: 1 index2008: 1 index2009: 1 index2010: 1 index2011: 1 index2012: 1 index2013: 1 index2014: 1 index2015: 1 index2016: 1 index2017: 1 index2018: 1 index2019: 1 index2020: 1 index2021: 1 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 1.03 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus peaked at 1.03 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9845 index, in 1981.

That places Cyprus 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9914 index 0.9845 index 0.9991 index 9
1990s 1.01 index 1 index 1.01 index 10
2000s 1.02 index 1.01 index 1.02 index 10
2010s 1.02 index 1.02 index 1.03 index 10
2020s 1.03 index 1.03 index 1.03 index 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 66 Samoa 1.03 index compare
  2. 67 Guyana 1.03 index compare
  3. 68 Spain 1.03 index compare
  4. 70 Saint Lucia 1.03 index compare
  5. 71 Uganda 1.03 index compare
  6. 72 Fiji 1.03 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus?
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9845 index in 1981.
How does Cyprus rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Cyprus ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.