Overall, 11,000 students aged 14 --18 took part, solving statistical problems, searching for data and producing statistical analyses.

The top 180 students qualified to represent their countries in the final European round which required them to produce two-minute videos on why official statistics matter in societies today.

Cyprus’ team, Hypothesis, impressed the international panel of expert judges with the content and level of creativity in their video showcasing the transposition of theory into practice.

The team is made up of pupils from Limassol’s Lanition Lyceum.

Significantly, Eurostat and 11 national statistical institutes jointly launched the first European Statistics Competition of its kind in October, 2017.