Population of compulsory school age, female in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2,935 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 2,935 for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Gibraltar peaked at 2,935 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,709, in 2007.
That places Gibraltar 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,736 | — |
| 1999 | 1,757 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,757 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,737 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1,723 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,739 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,735 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,746 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,759 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,709 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1,731 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,742 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,795 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,843 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1,864 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,861 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,890 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,919 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,957 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,992 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,046 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 2,116 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2,138 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,175 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,883 | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 2,877 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,901 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,935 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,746 | 1,736 | 1,757 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,738 | 1,709 | 1,759 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,928 | 1,795 | 2,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,652 | 2,138 | 2,935 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,502 compare
- 184 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,381 compare
- 185 Sint Maarten 3,079 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 2,517 compare
- 188 Naoero 1,997 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 1,607 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Gibraltar?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Gibraltar was 2,935 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,935 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,709 in 2007.
- How does Gibraltar rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release