Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus
Cyprus: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus is 1.06 index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus peaked at 1.07 index in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9757 index, in 1981.
Cyprus ranks 86th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9757 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9828 index | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9866 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9918 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9964 index | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.02 index | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 index | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 index | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.07 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.06 index | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.06 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 index, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.06 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9969 index | 0.9757 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Cyprus was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2002.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9757 index in 1981.
- How does Cyprus rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cyprus ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.