School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 672 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gibraltar stood at 672.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Gibraltar peaked at 888 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 336, in 2000.
That places Gibraltar 206th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female (number) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 743 | — |
| 1971 | 780 | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 804 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 842 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 883 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 876 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 888 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 868 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 848 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 862 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 845 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 823 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 792 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 807 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 809 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 810 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 822 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 809 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 798 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 799 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 776 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 741 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 716 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 686 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 690 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 693 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 685 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 695 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 343 | -50.6% |
| 1999 | 338 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 336 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 337 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 343 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 382 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 385 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 363 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 363 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 348 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 343 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 359 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 363 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 354 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 372 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 372 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 361 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 361 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 406 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 448 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 647 | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 619 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 623 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 654 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 708 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 687 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 688 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 672 | -2.3% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 672 is below the median for high income countries, which is 76,052, 1% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 672 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 132,521, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (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 | -50.6% | 695 | 343 |
| 2018 | +44.4% | 448 | 647 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 839.4 | 743 | 888 | 10 |
| 1980s | 811.4 | 792 | 845 | 10 |
| 1990s | 636.3 | 338 | 776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 355.9 | 336 | 385 | 10 |
| 2010s | 430.3 | 354 | 647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 672 | 623 | 708 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 808 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 755 compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 743 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 639 compare
- 208 Monaco 630 compare
- 209 Nauru 587 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, female in Gibraltar?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Gibraltar was 672 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 888 in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 336 in 2000.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 206th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release