Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 13 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Gibraltar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 13 years for official entrance age to upper secondary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Gibraltar peaked at 16 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1998.
That places Gibraltar 206th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 years | — |
| 1971 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 years | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 years | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4 years | 13 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2 years | 13 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 1 |
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More education data for Gibraltar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Gibraltar?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Gibraltar was 13 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Gibraltar ranks 206th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.