Population of compulsory school age, male in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Population of compulsory school age, male was 3,105 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Gibraltar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 3,105 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Gibraltar peaked at 3,105 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,829, 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, male in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,829 | — |
| 1999 | 1,857 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1,866 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,865 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,877 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,885 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,907 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,919 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,932 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,892 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,909 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,947 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,969 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,006 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,009 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,011 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,999 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,027 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2,016 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,070 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,123 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,182 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,253 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,301 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3,048 | +32.5% |
| 2023 | 3,050 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,077 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 3,105 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,843 | 1,829 | 1,857 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,900 | 1,865 | 1,947 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,041 | 1,969 | 2,182 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,806 | 2,253 | 3,105 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,623 compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,422 compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,152 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 2,588 compare
- 188 Nauru 2,137 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 1,842 compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Gibraltar?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Gibraltar was 3,105 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,105 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,829 in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Gibraltar ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release