What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Gibraltar and United Kingdom?

0.0009 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and United Kingdom?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gibraltar vs United Kingdom: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Gibraltar

0.0701 units per person

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.071 units per person

in 2023

Gibraltar rank

143rd

United Kingdom rank

141st

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

Gibraltar
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.071 units per person against 0.0701 units per person in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 143rd and United Kingdom ranks 141st of 206 countries.

Gibraltar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gibraltar	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1062 units per person	0.1018 units per person	0.0044 units per person	Gibraltar
1980s	0.0983 units per person	0.0823 units per person	0.0159 units per person	Gibraltar
1990s	0.0941 units per person	0.0794 units per person	0.0147 units per person	Gibraltar
2000s	0.0956 units per person	0.0749 units per person	0.0207 units per person	Gibraltar
2010s	0.0824 units per person	0.073 units per person	0.0094 units per person	Gibraltar
2020s	0.0776 units per person	0.0723 units per person	0.0053 units per person	Gibraltar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Gibraltar or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.071 units per person against 0.0701 units per person in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Gibraltar and United Kingdom?: 0.0009 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and United Kingdom?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and United Kingdom rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Gibraltar ranks 143rd and United Kingdom ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.