School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Cyprus

Cyprus: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 15.28 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.28 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
43rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.28 years
in 2018
All-time low
8.51 years
in 1983
Years of data
44
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cyprus, 1971–2018

0510151971199420181971: 8.9 years1972: 8.9 years1973: 9.1 years1974: 9.3 years1978: 8.9 years1979: 8.9 years1980: 8.7 years1981: 8.7 years1982: 8.5 years1983: 8.5 years1984: 8.7 years1985: 8.8 years1986: 8.9 years1987: 9 years1988: 8.9 years1989: 9 years1990: 9.1 years1991: 9.2 years1992: 9.2 years1993: 12.3 years1994: 12.3 years1995: 12.4 years1996: 12.4 years1997: 12.5 years1999: 12.4 years2000: 12.2 years2001: 12.3 years2002: 12.8 years2003: 13.3 years2004: 13.4 years2005: 13.3 years2006: 13.4 years2007: 13.6 years2008: 14.1 years2009: 14.7 years2010: 13.9 years2011: 13.7 years2012: 13.6 years2013: 13.7 years2014: 13.8 years2015: 14.2 years2016: 14.5 years2017: 14.9 years2018: 15.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cyprus stood at 15.28 years. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cyprus peaked at 15.28 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.51 years, in 1983.

That places Cyprus 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Cyprus, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 8.87 years —
1972 8.9 years +0.3%
1973 9.11 years +2.4%
1974 9.3 years +2.1%
1978 8.87 years -4.6%
1979 8.89 years +0.3%
1980 8.68 years -2.4%
1981 8.66 years -0.3%
1982 8.52 years -1.5%
1983 8.51 years -0.1%
1984 8.68 years +1.9%
1985 8.78 years +1.2%
1986 8.93 years +1.7%
1987 8.98 years +0.6%
1988 8.95 years -0.4%
1989 9.05 years +1.2%
1990 9.11 years +0.7%
1991 9.24 years +1.5%
1992 9.16 years -0.9%
1993 12.3 years +34.3%
1994 12.3 years -0.1%
1995 12.39 years +0.8%
1996 12.37 years -0.2%
1997 12.45 years +0.7%
1999 12.35 years -0.8%
2000 12.21 years -1.2%
2001 12.31 years +0.8%
2002 12.76 years +3.7%
2003 13.31 years +4.3%
2004 13.45 years +1.0%
2005 13.29 years -1.2%
2006 13.42 years +1.0%
2007 13.65 years +1.7%
2008 14.06 years +3.0%
2009 14.67 years +4.3%
2010 13.94 years -5.0%
2011 13.75 years -1.4%
2012 13.57 years -1.3%
2013 13.7 years +1.0%
2014 13.84 years +1.0%
2015 14.2 years +2.6%
2016 14.49 years +2.0%
2017 14.94 years +3.2%
2018 15.28 years +2.2%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 15.28 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 98% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 15.28 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.34 years, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +34.3% 9.16 years 12.3 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.99 years 8.87 years 9.3 years 6
1980s 8.77 years 8.51 years 9.05 years 10
1990s 11.3 years 9.11 years 12.45 years 9
2000s 13.31 years 12.21 years 14.67 years 10
2010s 14.19 years 13.57 years 15.28 years 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 40 France 15.46 years compare
  2. 41 Georgia 15.34 years compare
  3. 42 Poland 15.29 years compare
  4. 44 Kazakhstan 15.27 years compare
  5. 45 Libya 15.2 years compare
  6. 46 Belarus 15.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cyprus?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Cyprus was 15.28 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 15.28 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 8.51 years in 1983.
How does Cyprus rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.