Education Spending: Cyprus
Cyprus's education spending is currently 4.742 % of GDP as of 2022. # Cyprus Education Spending Cyprus allocated 4.
Current (2022)
4.742 % of GDP
-6.7% y/y
Peak (2009)
7.205 % of GDP
Low (1978)
3.312 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1975–2022 · 42 pts
Education Spending — Cyprus
1975 — 2022
Education Spending — Cyprus
Analysis# Cyprus Education Spending
Cyprus allocated 4.742% of its GDP to education in 2022, representing a significant decline from its all-time peak of 7.205% in 2009. Since 1975, education spending has grown 9.4% overall, yet the recent downward trajectory tells a different story. The current figure sits well above the historical low of 3.312% recorded in 1978, but recent years reveal a consistent pullback from the post-crisis highs of the early 2010s.
The most dramatic shift occurred between 2011 and 2022. Spending dropped from 6.52% to 4.742%—a loss of nearly 1.8 percentage points across the decade. This steady decline accelerated particularly after 2016, when Cyprus crossed below 6% of GDP. The 2020 uptick to 5.565% briefly interrupted the downward momentum, likely reflecting pandemic-related investments, but 2021 and 2022 resumed the contraction, suggesting a sustained reallocation of fiscal priorities.
Historical Data
42 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.742 % of GDP | -6.69% |
| 2021 | 5.082 % of GDP | -8.68% |
| 2020 | 5.565 % of GDP | +7.79% |
| 2019 | 5.163 % of GDP | -9.42% |
| 2017 | 5.7 % of GDP | -6.83% |
| 2016 | 6.118 % of GDP | -2.97% |
| 2015 | 6.305 % of GDP | -1.81% |
| 2014 | 6.421 % of GDP | -0.71% |
| 2013 | 6.467 % of GDP | -0.81% |
| 2011 | 6.52 % of GDP | -0.09% |
| 2010 | 6.526 % of GDP | -9.42% |
| 2009 | 7.205 % of GDP | +7.17% |
| 2008 | 6.723 % of GDP | +7.04% |
| 2007 | 6.281 % of GDP | -0.77% |
| 2006 | 6.33 % of GDP | +0.68% |
| 2005 | 6.287 % of GDP | +2.76% |
| 2004 | 6.118 % of GDP | -8.28% |
| 2003 | 6.67 % of GDP | +19.49% |
| 2002 | 5.582 % of GDP | +9.11% |
| 2001 | 5.116 % of GDP | +2.53% |
Show all 42 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.99 % of GDP | +4.57% |
| 1999 | 4.772 % of GDP | +27.56% |
| 1995 | 3.741 % of GDP | -10.07% |
| 1994 | 4.16 % of GDP | +1.56% |
| 1993 | 4.096 % of GDP | +8.36% |
| 1992 | 3.78 % of GDP | +5.73% |
| 1991 | 3.575 % of GDP | +7.07% |
| 1990 | 3.339 % of GDP | -1.10% |
| 1989 | 3.376 % of GDP | +0.03% |
| 1988 | 3.375 % of GDP | -2.15% |
| 1987 | 3.449 % of GDP | -1.15% |
| 1986 | 3.489 % of GDP | -2.73% |
| 1985 | 3.587 % of GDP | -0.42% |
| 1984 | 3.602 % of GDP | -3.48% |
| 1982 | 3.732 % of GDP | -1.56% |
| 1981 | 3.791 % of GDP | +10.65% |
| 1980 | 3.426 % of GDP | +2.18% |
| 1979 | 3.353 % of GDP | +1.24% |
| 1978 | 3.312 % of GDP | -2.16% |
| 1977 | 3.385 % of GDP | -11.39% |
| 1976 | 3.82 % of GDP | -11.88% |
| 1975 | 4.335 % of GDP | — |
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