Official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 1 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1999
All-time low
1 years
in 2018
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar stood at 1 years. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar peaked at 4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2018.
Gibraltar ranks 116th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 years | 1 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 116 Aruba 1 years compare
- 116 Albania 1 years compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 1 years compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 1 years compare
- 116 Finland 1 years compare
- 116 Ghana 1 years compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 1 years compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 1 years compare
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
- 116 Latvia 1 years compare
- 116 Morocco 1 years compare
- 116 Republic of Moldova 1 years compare
- 116 North Macedonia 1 years compare
- 116 Montenegro 1 years compare
- 116 Nigeria 1 years compare
- 116 Niue 1 years compare
- 116 Paraguay 1 years compare
- 116 Russian Federation 1 years compare
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- 116 Serbia 1 years compare
- 116 Slovenia 1 years compare
- 116 Sweden 1 years compare
- 116 Thailand 1 years compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 1 years compare
- 116 Ukraine 1 years compare
- 116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 years compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Gibraltar was 1 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2018.
- How does Gibraltar rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Gibraltar ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. 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, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release