Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus
Cyprus: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 2.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus is 2.9%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus peaked at 12.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 116th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.0% | — |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +152.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -35.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.4%, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +152.0% | 4.0% | 10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cyprus was 2.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cyprus ranks 116th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/