Books used in the Cyprus Educational System

Books used in the Cyprus Educational System include publications by the Curriculum Development Unit (C.D.U./ M.O.E.C.), the Greek Agency for Publishing School Textbooks (Ο.Ε.Β.Δ.) and from Other Sources. The data is presented below in the form of tables and graphics.

 

  1. The table below shows in detail the number of books used at each educational level:

Level of Education

Numbers by book title

Curriculum Development Unit

(C.D.U.)

Greek Agency for Publishing Textbooks

(Ο.Ε.Δ.Β.)

Other Sources

Total

Preprimary

22 (17**)

1

-

23 (-17**)

6

Primary

124

104

-

228

Lower Secondary

26

62

17

105

Upper Secondary

93

85 (7***)

28

206 (-7***)

199

Technical

164 (47***)

79 (17***)

31

274 (-64***)

210

Total

429 (-64*)

365

331 (-24*)

307

76

836 (-88*)

748

*shared books **Books used in the Preprimary/Primary

***Books used in Upper Secondary/Technical Schools 

In the graphic representation that follows we notice that in the Cyprus Educational System, the total number of books used in all levels of education is:

-          365 books published by the Curriculum Development Unit (C.D.U.)

-          307 books published by the Greek Agency for Publishing Textbooks (Ο.Ε.Δ.Β.)

-          76 books published through other sources, amounting to 10% of the total number