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NEW PUBLICATION: STATISTICS OF EDUCATION, 2006/2007
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24/11/2008
The Statistical Service announces that it has published the annual report "Statistics of Education" for the school year 2006/07. The report provides detailed information regarding the number of educational institutions, pupils/students, teaching and non-teaching personnel and expenditure, at each level of education, as well as Cypriot students abroad.
The main data included in the report are:
At all levels of education, there were 1.258 educational institutions, 172.361 pupils/students and 15.213 teachers, giving a pupil/teacher ratio of 11,3.
Of the total number of pupils/students, 74,2% were enrolled in public schools and 25,8% in private schools.
The enrolments of pupils/students by level of education were as follows: Pre-school and Pre-primary 26.508, Primary 57.492, Secondary 65.790, Tertiary 22.227 and Special education 344.
Cypriot students abroad totaled 21.188. Τheir distribution by level of education was as
follows: Tertiary non-university 801 or 3,8%, Tertiary University Undergraduate
18.053 or 85,2%, Tertiary Postgraduate (Master’s) 1.849 or 8,7% and Doctoral (Ph.D)
485 or 2,3%.
The most popular fields of study were: Business and Administration 12,4%, Health 10,1%, Engineering 10,1%, Humanities 10,0%, Social and behavioral sciences 9,8% and Teacher training and Education science 7,2%.
The main countries of study were: Greece 63,1%, United Kingdom 26,6%, U.S.A. 2,7%, Bulgaria 2,2%, Hungary 1,1%, France 0,8%, and Russian Federation 0,5%.
Public expenditure in public and private education for year 2006 stood at €1.017,8 (₤595,7) millions, for all levels. The current public cost per pupil/student in public schools by level of education was as follows: Pre-school and Pre-primary €4.909 (₤2.749), Primary €4.976 (₤2.486), Special €38.975 (₤22.275), Secondary €7.916 (₤4.187) and Tertiary €17.180 (₤8.192). The cost per student abroad was €4.082 (₤2.389).
The report can be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Statistical Service under the section Publications (Category: Annual Publications, Theme: Population and Social Conditions, Subtheme: Education). The paper publication will later be available for sale at the Government Printing Office in Lefkosia at the price of €13.50 (₤7,90) per copy.
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