Cyprus exceeds EU targets for higher education and school dropout
The percentage of people who left school early decreased significantly from 14,5% in 2006 (22,5% men and 8,2% women) to 7,7% in 2016 (11,4 men and 4,3 women)
Cyprus increased the percentage of people attending higher education from 36,0% in 2002 (35,9% men and 36,1% women), to 53,4% in 2016 (43,7% men and 62,1 % women), far exceeding the national target of 46,0% set by the EU, according to Eurostat.
At the same time, Cyprus significantly reduced the percentage of early school leavers from 14,5% in 2006 (22,5% men and 8,2% women) to 7,7% in 2016 (11,4 men and 4,3 women), also exceeding the national target of 10,0% (only 13 Member States have achieved this).
Across the EU The proportion of people aged 30 to 34 in the European Union (EU) who have completed higher education continued to grow steadily, from 23,6% in 2002 to 39,1% in 2016. The trend was even stronger for women (from 24,5% in 2002 to 43,9% in 2016, ie above the overall target of the Europe 2020 strategy) compared to men (from 22,6% to 34,4%, ie below from the overall goal of the Europe 2020 strategy). The goal of the "Europe 2020" strategy is, at least 40% for the ages 30-34 in the EU. have completed higher education by 2020.
Meanwhile, the proportion of people leaving education and training early (aged 18-24) has fallen steadily in the EU. from 17,0% in 2002 to 10,7% in 2016. Young women (9,2% in 2016) 12,2%. The aim of the Europe 2020 strategy is to reduce early school leaving rates in the EU. below 10% by 2020.
In 2016, the proportion of people aged 30 to 34 who had completed higher education increased compared to 2002 in all Member States, for which data are available. In 2016, at least half of the population aged 30 to 34 completed higher education in Lithuania (58,7%), Luxembourg (54,6%), Cyprus (53,4%), Ireland (52,9) %) and Sweden (51,0%).
At the opposite end of the scale, the lowest proportions were observed in Romania (25,6%), Italy (26,2%), Croatia (29,5%) and Malta (29,8%). Compared to 2006, the proportion of early school leavers decreased in 2016 in all Member States except the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia. The lowest rates are recorded in Croatia (2,8%), Lithuania (4,8%), Slovenia (4,9%) and Poland (5,2%) and the highest in Spain (19,0%). %) and Romania (18,5%).
Source: SigmaLive