Urban population, above primary education in Cyprus

Cyprus: Urban population, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2016
All-time low
0.7%
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2016

Urban population, above primary education in Cyprus, 2005–2016

00.20.40.60.82005201020162005: 0.734 % of population with high education2006: 0.737 % of population with high education2007: 0.734 % of population with high education2008: 0.751 % of population with high education2009: 0.756 % of population with high education2011: 0.734 % of population with high education2012: 0.762 % of population with high education2013: 0.766 % of population with high education2014: 0.773 % of population with high education2015: 0.775 % of population with high education2016: 0.776 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, above primary education in Cyprus stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Cyprus peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.

Cyprus ranks 27th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Urban population, above primary education in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Cyprus, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
2005 0.7%
2006 0.7% +0.4%
2007 0.7% -0.4%
2008 0.8% +2.4%
2009 0.8% +0.6%
2011 0.7% -2.9%
2012 0.8% +3.8%
2013 0.8% +0.6%
2014 0.8% +0.9%
2015 0.8% +0.2%
2016 0.8% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 24 Morocco 0.8% compare
  2. 25 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  3. 26 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  4. 28 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  5. 29 South Africa 0.8% compare
  6. 30 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Cyprus?
Urban population, above primary education in Cyprus was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
How does Cyprus rank for urban population, above primary education?
Cyprus ranks 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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