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Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Cyprus

Primary school enrollment in Cyprus in 2017 — 97.5%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 17.8 pp.

2017 97.5% +0.8 pp vs 2016
World rank 28of 137
Period maximum 99.3%2005
Period minimum 67.9%1982

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Cyprus, 1971–20176070809010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 79.7%1972: 78.4%1973: 78.3%1974: 77.6%1975: 71.2%1976: 69%1977: 68.1%1978: 68.9%1979: 69.6%1980: 68.7%1981: 71.2%1982: 67.9%1983: 68.1%1984: 68.4%1985: 69.2%1986: 73.8%1987: 77.9%1988: 79.3%1989: 79.5%1990: 78.8%1991: 79.2%1992: 77.4%1993: 97.6%1994: 96.9%1995: 96.2%1996: 96.1%1997: 96.3%1999: 95.4%2000: 95.3%2001: 95%2002: 95.9%2003: 96.1%2004: 96.1%2005: 99.3%2006: 99.2%2007: 99%2008: 98.7%2009: 98.7%2010: 99%2011: 98.7%2012: 97.9%2013: 97.3%2014: 96.9%2015: 97.4%2016: 96.7%2017: 97.5%
Change over the period: +17.8 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 97.5%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Western Asia computed 90.7%
Primary school enrollment — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 97.5 +0.8 pp
2016 96.7 −0.6 pp
2015 97.4 +0.5 pp
2014 96.9 −0.4 pp
2013 97.3 −0.6 pp
2012 97.9 −0.8 pp
2011 98.7 −0.3 pp
2010 99 +0.2 pp
2009 98.7 +0 pp
2008 98.7 −0.3 pp
2007 99 −0.2 pp
2006 99.2 −0.1 pp
2005 99.3 +3.2 pp
2004 96.1 −0 pp
2003 96.1 +0.2 pp
2002 95.9 +1 pp
2001 95 −0.3 pp
2000 95.3 −0.1 pp
1999 95.4 —
1997 96.3 +0.2 pp
1996 96.1 −0.1 pp
1995 96.2 −0.7 pp
1994 96.9 −0.7 pp
1993 97.6 +20.3 pp
1992 77.4 −1.8 pp
1991 79.2 +0.3 pp
1990 78.8 −0.6 pp
1989 79.5 +0.1 pp
1988 79.3 +1.5 pp
1987 77.9 +4.1 pp
1986 73.8 +4.6 pp
1985 69.2 +0.8 pp
1984 68.4 +0.3 pp
1983 68.1 +0.2 pp
1982 67.9 −3.3 pp
1981 71.2 +2.5 pp
1980 68.7 −0.8 pp
1979 69.6 +0.7 pp
1978 68.9 +0.8 pp
1977 68.1 −0.9 pp
1976 69 −2.2 pp
1975 71.2 −6.4 pp
1974 77.6 −0.6 pp
1973 78.3 −0.1 pp
1972 78.4 −1.4 pp
1971 79.7 —

Western Asia, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 97.9 CY Cyprus 97.5 BH Bahrain 97.3 IL Israel 97 PS Palestine 95.3 SA Saudi Arabia 95.2 AE United Arab Emirates 95 AZ Azerbaijan 93.7 QA Qatar 93.5 OM Oman 93.3 AM Armenia 91.9 TR Türkiye 87.9 KW Kuwait 85.9 JO Jordan 80.1
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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