Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
13
in 2022
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Gibraltar stood at 13. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Gibraltar peaked at 13 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
That places Gibraltar 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 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 12, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 1.1× the median. (52 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
- 1 Australia 13 compare
- 1 Bermuda 13 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 13 compare
- 1 Switzerland 13 compare
- 1 Congo 13 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 13 compare
- 1 Comoros 13 compare
- 1 Czechia 13 compare
- 1 Germany 13 compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 13 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 13 compare
- 1 North Macedonia 13 compare
- 1 Malta 13 compare
- 1 Montenegro 13 compare
- 1 Mauritania 13 compare
- 1 Mauritius 13 compare
- 1 New Zealand 13 compare
- 1 Romania 13 compare
- 1 San Marino 13 compare
- 1 Slovakia 13 compare
- 1 Slovenia 13 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 13 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 13 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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Gibraltar?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Gibraltar was 13 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Gibraltar ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release