Official entrance age to compulsory education in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Gibraltar stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Gibraltar peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2022.
Gibraltar ranks 166th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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More education data for Gibraltar
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Gibraltar?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Gibraltar was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- How does Gibraltar rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Gibraltar ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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