School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 454 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
454
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
206th
of 222 countries
All-time high
524
in 1975
All-time low
252
in 2006
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar stood at 454.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar peaked at 524 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 252, in 2006.
Gibraltar ranks 206th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 499 | — |
| 1971 | 509 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 478 | -6.1% |
| 1973 | 490 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 506 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 524 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 512 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 508 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 506 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 488 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 517 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 495 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 485 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 476 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 461 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 453 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 471 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 436 | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 408 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 389 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 354 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 340 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 350 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 329 | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 326 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 380 | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 417 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 409 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 386 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 384 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 344 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 352 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 343 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 327 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 329 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 342 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 252 | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 381 | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 375 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 402 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 406 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 358 | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 367 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 381 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 389 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 415 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 381 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 413 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 436 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 438 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 436 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 413 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 422 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 429 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 437 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 454 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 502 | 478 | 524 | 10 |
| 1980s | 459.1 | 389 | 517 | 10 |
| 1990s | 367.5 | 326 | 417 | 10 |
| 2000s | 344.7 | 252 | 402 | 10 |
| 2010s | 398.4 | 358 | 438 | 10 |
| 2020s | 431.83 | 413 | 454 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 203 Bermuda 569 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 533 compare
- 205 Andorra 527 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 411 compare
- 208 Monaco 367 compare
- 209 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 361 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 968 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar was 454 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 524 in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 252 in 2006.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Gibraltar ranks 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release