At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus
Cyprus: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level was 55.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus stood at 55.6%.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus peaked at 80.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2009.
Cyprus ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.4% | — |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | +126.3% |
| 2011 | 45.7% | +71.2% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 39.2% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +55.1% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | +28.4% |
| 2025 | 55.6% | -13.9% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 55.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 55.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level 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 | +126.3% | 11.8% | 26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 11.8% | 41.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 26.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 50.3% | 64.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More population data for Cyprus
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5221 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0299 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,392 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4899 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8322 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 138.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 51,005 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Cyprus was 55.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2009.
- How does Cyprus rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- Cyprus ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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