Complex sentence: One of the cited reasons for poverty in Cyprus include lack of education, however educational attainment in Cyrus have 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.