Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Gibraltar, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Gibraltar is 98.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Gibraltar peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1979.
Gibraltar ranks 63rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.5% | 74.1% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.9% | 74.6% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.4% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 197 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.89 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Gibraltar?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Gibraltar was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1979.
- How does Gibraltar rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Gibraltar ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.