Compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Compulsory education, duration was 13 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 197 countries
All-time high
13 years
in 2022
All-time low
10 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar stood at 13 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar peaked at 13 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
Gibraltar ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 years | — |
| 1999 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 years | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 years | +0.0% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 13 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 13 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 years, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 10 years | 13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 17 Aruba 13 years compare
- 17 Austria 13 years compare
- 17 Belgium 13 years compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 years compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 years compare
- 17 France 13 years compare
- 17 Germany 13 years compare
- 17 Hungary 13 years compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 years compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 years compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 years compare
- 17 Philippines 13 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 years compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 years compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 968 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar?
- Compulsory education, duration in Gibraltar was 13 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 13 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Gibraltar ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.