Duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Duration of compulsory education was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 205 countries
All-time high
13
in 2022
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar stood at 13. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar peaked at 13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
Gibraltar ranks 17th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 17 Aruba 13 compare
- 17 Austria 13 compare
- 17 Belgium 13 compare
- 17 Bermuda 13 compare
- 17 Costa Rica 13 compare
- 17 France 13 compare
- 17 Germany 13 compare
- 17 Hungary 13 compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 13 compare
- 17 Netherlands 13 compare
- 17 North Macedonia 13 compare
- 17 Paraguay 13 compare
- 17 Philippines 13 compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 13 compare
- 17 Turks and Caicos Islands 13 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar?
- Duration of compulsory education in Gibraltar was 13 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Gibraltar ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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