School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 479 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
479
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
206th
of 222 countries
All-time high
479
in 2024
All-time low
334
in 1997
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar is 479, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 479 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 334, in 1997.
That places Gibraltar 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 393 | — |
| 1971 | 425 | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 441 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 450 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 417 | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 437 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 447 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 471 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 449 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 441 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 411 | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 423 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 431 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 436 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 420 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 424 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 439 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 410 | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 437 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 416 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 387 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 370 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 373 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 373 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 364 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 344 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 356 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 334 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 345 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 348 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 348 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 360 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 408 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 382 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 365 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 373 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 349 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 366 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 378 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 380 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 359 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 406 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 364 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 381 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 378 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 422 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 430 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 381 | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 406 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 427 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 441 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 474 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 447 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 467 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 479 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 479 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 437.1 | 393 | 471 | 10 |
| 1980s | 424.7 | 410 | 439 | 10 |
| 1990s | 359.4 | 334 | 387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 370.9 | 348 | 408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 395.4 | 359 | 430 | 10 |
| 2020s | 464.5 | 441 | 479 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 203 Bermuda 608 compare
- 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis 603 compare
- 205 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 508 compare
- 207 Turks and Caicos Islands 472 compare
- 208 British Virgin Islands 396 compare
- 209 Liechtenstein 376 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2,755 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar was 479 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 479 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 334 in 1997.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release