Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) was 6,040 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 (number) (school both) 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% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 6,040 is below the median for high income countries, which is 607,680, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 6,040 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 855,763, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in Gibraltar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +32.5% | 4,476 | 5,931 |
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 Nauru 4,134 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 3,449 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
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