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Statistics on educational institutions

Cyprus

2.Organisation and governance

2.8Statistics on educational institutions

Last update: 27 November 2023

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 133 94 (-) 39

Lyceum & Technical and Professional Training

(Likio & Techniki Scholi)

3 G, V 108 69 (-) 39
Post-secondary non tertiary (Metalikiaka Instituta Epaggelmatikis Epimorfosis kai Katartisis) 4 V 5 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