Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cyprus

Cyprus: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 9,151 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9,151 number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
164th
of 205 countries
All-time high
13,678 number
in 1971
All-time low
8,640 number
in 2015
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cyprus, 1970–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 9,151 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cyprus peaked at 13,678 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 8,640 number, in 2015.

Cyprus ranks 164th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Cyprus, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 13,294 number
1971 13,678 number +2.9%
1972 13,318 number -2.6%
1973 12,898 number -3.2%
1974 12,597 number -2.3%
1975 12,409 number -1.5%
1976 12,293 number -0.9%
1977 12,134 number -1.3%
1978 11,971 number -1.3%
1979 11,837 number -1.1%
1980 11,735 number -0.9%
1981 11,575 number -1.4%
1982 11,318 number -2.2%
1983 11,095 number -2.0%
1984 10,998 number -0.9%
1985 11,022 number +0.2%
1986 11,110 number +0.8%
1987 10,977 number -1.2%
1988 10,980 number +0.0%
1989 11,127 number +1.3%
1990 11,367 number +2.2%
1991 11,722 number +3.1%
1992 12,100 number +3.2%
1993 10,436 number -13.8%
1994 10,255 number -1.7%
1995 10,822 number +5.5%
1996 11,192 number +3.4%
1997 11,337 number +1.3%
1998 11,075 number -2.3%
1999 11,099 number +0.2%
2000 10,888 number -1.9%
2001 11,237 number +3.2%
2002 10,645 number -5.3%
2003 10,913 number +2.5%
2004 10,825 number -0.8%
2005 11,581 number +7.0%
2006 11,010 number -4.9%
2007 10,767 number -2.2%
2008 10,372 number -3.7%
2009 10,159 number -2.1%
2010 10,138 number -0.2%
2011 9,830 number -3.0%
2012 9,363 number -4.8%
2013 9,346 number -0.2%
2014 9,141 number -2.2%
2015 8,640 number -5.5%
2016 8,789 number +1.7%
2017 8,872 number +0.9%
2018 8,760 number -1.3%
2019 9,151 number +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,643 number 11,837 number 13,678 number 10
1980s 11,194 number 10,977 number 11,735 number 10
1990s 11,140 number 10,255 number 12,100 number 10
2000s 10,840 number 10,159 number 11,581 number 10
2010s 9,203 number 8,640 number 10,138 number 10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 161 Bhutan 13,453 number compare
  2. 162 Suriname 10,286 number compare
  3. 163 Cape Verde 10,139 number compare
  4. 165 Montenegro 7,952 number compare
  5. 166 Vanuatu 7,565 number compare
  6. 167 Belize 7,544 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cyprus?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Cyprus was 9,151 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 13,678 number in 1971.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 8,640 number in 2015.
How does Cyprus rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Cyprus ranks 164th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.