Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 83.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar is 83.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar peaked at 91.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 1997.
Gibraltar ranks 74th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 88.2% | — |
| 1973 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 91.7% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 89.3% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 88.0% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 87.0% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 85.7% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 83.4% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 79.8% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | +30.4% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -1.5% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 83.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 83.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women 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 | +30.4% | 69.2% | 90.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.4% | 85.7% | 91.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 80.5% | 76.8% | 85.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 69.2% | 90.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 73.9% | 82.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.4% | 83.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.2% | 84.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Gibraltar was 83.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 1997.
- How does Gibraltar rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Gibraltar ranks 74th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.