Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Cyprus

Cyprus: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 15.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.1%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
84th
of 98 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2012
All-time low
12.4%
in 2007
Years of data
16
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Cyprus, 1999–2018

051015201999200820181999: 14 %2002: 13.1 %2003: 12.8 %2006: 13.9 %2007: 12.4 %2008: 12.6 %2009: 13.7 %2010: 13.3 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 21.9 %2013: 19 %2014: 17 %2015: 17.4 %2016: 15.9 %2017: 15 %2018: 15.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Cyprus is 15.1%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Cyprus peaked at 21.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2007.

Cyprus ranks 84th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.0% 14.0% 14.0% 1
2000s 13.1% 12.4% 13.9% 6
2010s 16.9% 13.3% 21.9% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Cyprus?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Cyprus was 15.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2007.
How does Cyprus rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Cyprus ranks 84th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.