Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 197 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar is 197, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar peaked at 228 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92, in 1999.
That places Gibraltar 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 169 | — |
| 1973 | 129 | -23.7% |
| 1974 | 145 | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 150 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 158 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 150 | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 161 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 147 | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 149 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 157 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 168 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 172.5 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 177 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 183 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 172 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 132 | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 92 | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 105 | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 115 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 193 | +67.8% |
| 2009 | 203 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 204 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 200 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 202.5 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 205 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 228 | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 226 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 211.5 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 197 | -6.9% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 197 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 197 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,624, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +67.8% | 115 | 193 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 151.12 | 129 | 169 | 8 |
| 1980s | 167.75 | 149 | 183 | 6 |
| 1990s | 132 | 92 | 172 | 3 |
| 2000s | 154 | 105 | 203 | 4 |
| 2010s | 202.88 | 200 | 205 | 4 |
| 2020s | 215.62 | 197 | 228 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Gibraltar was 197 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 228 in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Gibraltar ranks 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.