School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cyprus
Cyprus: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 15.43 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 15.43 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus peaked at 15.43 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.5 years, in 1971.
That places Cyprus 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.5 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 8.86 years | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 9.1 years | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 8.81 years | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 8.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 8.78 years | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 8.71 years | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 8.65 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 8.84 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 8.92 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.06 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 9.13 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.22 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 9.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.42 years | +30.5% |
| 1994 | 12.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 12.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 12.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12.68 years | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.16 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 13.44 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.79 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.5 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.77 years | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 13.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.03 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.32 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7 years | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.96 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.39 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.43 years | +0.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 15.43 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 92% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 15.43 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.97 years, 97% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +30.5% | 9.52 years | 12.42 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8 years | 8.5 years | 9.1 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 8.91 years | 8.65 years | 9.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.58 years | 9.36 years | 12.81 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.51 years | 12.6 years | 14.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.61 years | 13.77 years | 15.43 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 55 Antigua and Barbuda 15.66 years compare
- 56 Seychelles 15.59 years compare
- 57 Ecuador 15.51 years compare
- 59 Montenegro 15.43 years compare
- 60 Hungary 15.42 years compare
- 61 Venezuela 15.41 years compare
More gender data for Cyprus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 222.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2747 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,200 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,200 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8055 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 6,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,363 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,131 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 7,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,281 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cyprus was 15.43 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 15.43 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 years in 1971.
- How does Cyprus rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cyprus ranks 58th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.