In Cyprus, education is compulsory up to the age of 15 and is provided free of charge. The country faces challenges in keeping young people in formal education, with a high rate of early school leavers (10.40%) that remains above the EU average of 9.50% and the Europe 2030 national target of less than 9%. To address this issue, the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth (MESY) has implemented  several initiatives to downsize the phenomenon (see section 6.3).

The National Youth Strategy 2017-2022 is the first specialized policy document with policies and actions on youth related topics, such as Education and Training, validation of non-formal education, social inclusion of young people to education and many more (see section 6.4 and section 6.5). With the completion of the 1^st National Youth Strategy, the 2^nd National Youth Strategy 2030 is under development, aiming at promoting the well-being of young people. There are also several ongoing initiatives/programmes to boost innovation skills and media literacy among young people in both formal and non-formal settings. However, there is no specific strategy/action plan addressing these topics (section 6.7 and section 6.8).