Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) was 1,289 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Gibraltar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 1,289 for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Gibraltar peaked at 1,289 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 650, in 1999.
Gibraltar ranks 204th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 898 | — |
| 1972 | 740 | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 762 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 779 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 791 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 824 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,001 | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 853 | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 895 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 903 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 899 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 917 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 915 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 912 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 885 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 650 | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 708 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 761 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 794 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 781 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,018 | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 1,073 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1,036 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,076 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1,069 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,139 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1,202 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1,289 | +7.2% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 1,289 is below the median for high income countries, which is 154,002, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 1,289 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,873, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in Gibraltar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -26.6% | 885 | 650 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 838.11 | 740 | 1,001 | 9 |
| 1980s | 905.17 | 885 | 917 | 6 |
| 1990s | 650 | 650 | 650 | 1 |
| 2000s | 761 | 708 | 794 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1,042 | 1,018 | 1,073 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,155 | 1,069 | 1,289 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 201 American Samoa 1,680 compare
- 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,532 compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 1,428 compare
- 205 British Virgin Islands 1,103 compare
- 206 Cook Islands 903 compare
- 207 Nauru 814 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Gibraltar?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Gibraltar was 1,289 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,289 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 650 in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release