School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 923 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 923 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 923 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 252, in 2006.
Gibraltar ranks 205th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 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 | 394 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 386 | -2.0% |
| 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 | 868 | +110.2% |
| 2019 | 869 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 842 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 828 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 845 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 860 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 881 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 923 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 502 | 478 | 524 | 10 |
| 1980s | 459.1 | 389 | 517 | 10 |
| 1990s | 366 | 326 | 417 | 10 |
| 2000s | 344.7 | 252 | 402 | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.7 | 358 | 869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 863.17 | 828 | 923 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 202 Monaco 1,089 compare
- 203 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,059 compare
- 204 Sint Maarten 1,019 compare
- 206 United States Virgin Islands 892 compare
- 207 Marshall Islands 851 compare
- 208 Liechtenstein 791 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar was 923 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 923 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 252 in 2006.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 205th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release