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Statistics on educational institutions
Cyprus

Cyprus

1.Organisation and governance

1.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 23 April 2026

This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education RegisterA general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidized adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Statistics on educational institutions providing regular education
Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided​ Number of educational institutions      
Total Public Government-dependent private Private independent      
Day Nursery (Paidokomikos Stathmos)  0 (-) 331 162 (-) 169

 

Kindergarten (Nipiagogeio)

0 (-) 411 272 (-) 169
Primary school (Dimotiko scholeio) 1 (-) 360 331 (-) 29

Gymnasium

(Gymnasio)

2 G   101 62 39

Lyceum & Technical School

(Likio & Techniki Scholi)

3 G, V 108 86 47 39
Public Schools of Higher Vocational Education and Training (Dimosies Scholes Anoteris Epaggelmatikis Ekpaidefsis kai Katartisis) 5 V 7 5 (-) (-)

Source: CYSTAT (2017) Ministry of Finance, Republic of Cyprus, Statistics of Education, 2016/2017


ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education

G= General V= Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable
Terminology
The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26)

Notes

The legal entity approach was used to collect data

There are no government-dependent private institutions for all schools

Statistics on separate educational institutions providing special needs education
Type of educational institution in English and (in national language) ISCED levels provided Main orientation of the programmes provided​ Number of educational institutions      
Total Public Government-dependent institutions Private independent      
Primary (Dimotiko) 1 (-) 9 9 (-) (-)

Gymnasium

(Gymnasio)

2 G 2 2 (-) (-)

Lyceum

(LIkio)

3 G 2 2 (-) (-)

Source: CYSTAT (2017) Ministry of Finance, Republic of Cyprus, Statistics of Education, 2016/2017

Note: The local site approach was used to collect data


ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education

G= General V= Vocational
(:) Data not available (-) Not applicable
Terminology
The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26).

Notes

The legal entity approach was used to collect data

There are no government-dependent institutions providing special needs education

There are no private institutions providing special needs education