School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1,416 in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 (number) 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% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 1,416 is below the median for high income countries, which is 156,288, 1% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 1,416 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 271,788, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -52.4% | 1,434 | 682 |
| 2018 | +46.9% | 874 | 1,284 |
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
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release