School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 233 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar is 233, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Gibraltar peaked at 275 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 131, 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 | 249 | — |
| 1971 | 250 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 232 | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 242 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 238 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 275 | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 265 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 251 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 258 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 253 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 267 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 262 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 252 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 252 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 247 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 229 | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 242 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 227 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 215 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 200 | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 181 | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 176 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 187 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 170 | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 165 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 191 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 220 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 216 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 204 | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 200 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 182 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 182 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 179 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 175 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 175 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 131 | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 198 | +51.1% |
| 2008 | 198 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 192 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 206 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 183 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 192 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 189 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 199 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 197 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 206 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 213 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 226 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 226 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 225 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 213 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 218 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 222 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 225 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 233 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 251.3 | 232 | 275 | 10 |
| 1980s | 239.3 | 200 | 267 | 10 |
| 1990s | 191 | 165 | 220 | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.1 | 131 | 198 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.7 | 183 | 226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 222.67 | 213 | 233 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 203 Bermuda 290 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 271 compare
- 205 Andorra 267 compare
- 207 Liechtenstein 209 compare
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 199 compare
- 209 Monaco 187 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 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)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (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 233 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 275 in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 131 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 18.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release