Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 3 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 223 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1998
All-time low
3 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Gibraltar stood at 3 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Gibraltar peaked at 4 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.
That places Gibraltar 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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More education data for Gibraltar
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 197 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Gibraltar?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Gibraltar was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- How does Gibraltar rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Gibraltar ranks 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The official entry age at which children are expected to start pre-primary education according to national legislation or policies.