Complex sentence: One of the cited reasons for poverty in Cyprus is a lack of education, though educational attainment in Cyprus has been rising to surpass the EU average, and therefore the educational attainment issue should become less relevant.
Split into simpler sentences: One of the cited reasons for poverty in Cyprus is a lack of education. However educational attainment in Cyprus has been rising to surpass the EU average, and therefore the educational attainment issue should become less relevant.