Cyprus - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Cyprus was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Cyprus was 58,473 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69,160 in 1971 and a minimum value of 46,095 in 1982.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 69,160
1972 66,027
1973 64,186
1974 63,446
1975 56,649
1976 56,602
1977 55,366
1978 55,166
1979 54,309
1980 50,579
1981 48,701
1982 46,095
1983 46,198
1984 46,653
1985 47,381
1986 50,990
1987 54,254
1988 56,530
1989 58,720
1990 60,841
1991 62,962
1992 63,454
1993 64,313
1994 64,907
1995 64,884
1996 64,660
1997 64,761
1999 64,248
2000 63,952
2001 63,637
2002 63,717
2003 62,868
2004 61,731
2005 61,247
2006 59,710
2007 57,785
2008 56,799
2009 55,837
2010 54,806
2011 54,371
2012 54,272
2013 54,069
2014 53,129
2015 53,773
2016 54,541
2017 55,862
2018 57,079
2019 58,473

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Cyprus was 48.77 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 48.99 in 1980, while its lowest value was 48.00 in 1989.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 48.40
1972 48.28
1973 48.28
1974 48.05
1975 48.21
1976 48.39
1977 48.55
1978 48.69
1979 48.80
1980 48.99
1981 48.85
1982 48.93
1983 48.61
1984 48.41
1985 48.42
1986 48.33
1987 48.20
1988 48.01
1989 48.00
1990 48.27
1991 48.25
1992 48.08
1993 48.21
1994 48.33
1995 48.34
1996 48.14
1997 48.41
1999 48.40
2000 48.50
2001 48.55
2002 48.62
2003 48.63
2004 48.75
2005 48.67
2006 48.75
2007 48.60
2008 48.75
2009 48.56
2010 48.58
2011 48.51
2012 48.59
2013 48.62
2014 48.57
2015 48.65
2016 48.80
2017 48.77

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Cyprus was 5,063 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,063 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,078 in 1975.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2,280
1972 2,284
1973 2,293
1974 2,294
1975 2,078
1976 2,101
1977 2,163
1978 2,320
1979 2,263
1980 2,200
1981 2,193
1982 2,203
1983 2,221
1984 2,221
1985 2,202
1986 2,239
1987 2,382
1988 2,574
1989 2,703
1990 2,846
1991 3,069
1992 3,286
1993 3,410
1994 3,456
1995 3,528
1996 3,452
1997 4,202
1999 3,517
2000 3,608
2001 3,701
2002 3,349
2003 3,319
2004 3,506
2005 3,455
2006 3,627
2007 3,697
2008 3,850
2009 3,921
2010 3,985
2011 4,045
2012 3,940
2013 3,977
2014 3,967
2015 4,513
2016 4,597
2017 4,640
2018 4,786
2019 5,063

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Cyprus was 85.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 85.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 40.09 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 40.09
1972 41.42
1973 42.43
1974 43.07
1975 42.35
1976 43.60
1977 44.85
1978 45.78
1979 44.81
1980 45.59
1981 45.28
1982 46.30
1983 46.74
1984 47.46
1985 48.82
1986 49.40
1987 51.01
1988 52.76
1989 54.98
1990 56.82
1991 59.95
1992 62.14
1993 63.28
1994 64.50
1995 65.28
1996 65.35
1997 68.82
1999 66.85
2000 67.71
2001 75.22
2002 81.93
2003 83.22
2004 82.77
2005 82.98
2006 82.58
2007 82.07
2008 82.39
2009 82.58
2010 83.19
2011 83.04
2012 82.84
2013 83.08
2014 83.74
2015 82.41
2016 83.42
2017 83.64
2018 83.95
2019 85.40

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes