Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 6,040 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,040
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
186th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6,040
in 2025
All-time low
3,565
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar stood at 6,040. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 6,040 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,565, in 1998.
Gibraltar ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,565 | — |
| 1999 | 3,614 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3,623 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,602 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3,600 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,624 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 3,642 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,665 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,691 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,601 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3,640 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,689 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3,764 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,849 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3,873 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,872 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,889 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,946 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3,973 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,062 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,169 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4,298 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4,391 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4,476 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5,931 | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 5,927 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5,978 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 6,040 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,590 | 3,565 | 3,614 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,638 | 3,600 | 3,691 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,970 | 3,764 | 4,298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,457 | 4,391 | 6,040 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,924 compare
- 184 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 6,702 compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 6,533 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 5,105 compare
- 188 Naoero 4,134 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 3,449 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Gibraltar was 6,040 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 6,040 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,565 in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release