School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1,416 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,416
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
205th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,740
in 1979
All-time low
682
in 1998
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar is 1,416, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 1,740 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 682, in 1998.
Gibraltar ranks 205th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,500 | — |
| 1971 | 1,540 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,621 | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1,682 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1,725 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1,717 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 1,711 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,696 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,704 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,740 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1,740 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,702 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1,650 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1,635 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1,633 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,634 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,633 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,633 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,602 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1,619 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,613 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,547 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1,505 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,478 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,463 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,463 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,447 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,434 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 682 | -52.4% |
| 1999 | 686 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 699 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 699 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 719 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 778 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 800 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 765 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 751 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 734 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 731 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 758 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 779 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 762 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 786 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 789 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 758 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 773 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 813 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 874 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1,284 | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 1,276 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,276 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,341 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1,417 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1,410 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,415 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,416 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,664 | 1,500 | 1,740 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,648 | 1,602 | 1,740 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,332 | 682 | 1,613 | 10 |
| 2000s | 743.4 | 699 | 800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 889.4 | 758 | 1,284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,379 | 1,276 | 1,417 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 202 Marshall Islands 1,850 compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,579 compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 1,565 compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,390 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 1,283 compare
- 208 Monaco 1,271 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar was 1,416 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,740 in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 682 in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 205th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release