However, with support from international organizations, the government set to restructure the education system by introducing laws such as free and compulsory education for children up to age 16, and increased the budgets for school system expansion, human resources development and adult non-formal education programmes.

UNESCO: Herder Families Literacy and Life Skills

Its main aim is the connection between the formal and non-formal education by providing paces for multifaceted activities and giving the opportunity to approach issues for sustainable development in the real world, learning the environment, as well as being actively involved and interacting within the communities.

UNESCO: Education For Sustainable Development - Cyprus

In addition, it has increased funding for schools development, resources procurement, human resources development and adult non-formal education programmes.

UNESCO: Literacy Through Distance Learning