School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 221 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
221
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
206th
of 222 countries
All-time high
268
in 1974
All-time low
121
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 221.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar peaked at 268 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 121, in 2006.
That places Gibraltar 206th out of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 250 | — |
| 1971 | 259 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 246 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 248 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 268 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 249 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 247 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 257 | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 248 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 235 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 250 | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 233 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 233 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 224 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 214 | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 224 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 229 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 209 | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 193 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 189 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 173 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 164 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 163 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 159 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 161 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 189 | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 197 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 193 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 182 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 184 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 162 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 170 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 164 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 148 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 154 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 167 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 121 | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 183 | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 177 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 210 | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 200 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 175 | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 175 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 192 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 190 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 218 | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 175 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 200 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 210 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 212 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 211 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 200 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 204 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 207 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 212 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 221 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250.7 | 235 | 268 | 10 |
| 1980s | 219.8 | 189 | 250 | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.5 | 159 | 197 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.6 | 121 | 210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 194.7 | 175 | 218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 209.17 | 200 | 221 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 203 Bermuda 279 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 262 compare
- 205 Andorra 260 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 202 compare
- 208 Monaco 180 compare
- 209 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 162 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)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
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 221 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 268 in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 121 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 1.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release