School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 852 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar is 852 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 865 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 386 number, in 1994.
That places Gibraltar 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 491 number | — |
| 1971 | 494 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 484 number | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 470 number | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 459 number | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 486 number | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 482 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 492 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 502 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 507 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 487 number | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 482 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 472 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 459 number | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 446 number | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 445 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 436 number | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 432 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 430 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 427 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 408 number | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 405 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 395 number | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 387 number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 386 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 415 number | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 429 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 461 number | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 465 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 498 number | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 519 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 515 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 509 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 497 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 484 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 476 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 483 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 482 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 480 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 477 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 473 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 467 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 464 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 461 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 457 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 453 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 446 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 441 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 865 number | +96.1% |
| 2019 | 852 number | -1.5% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 852 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,151 number, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 852 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 244,782 number, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +96.1% | 441 number | 865 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 486.7 number | 459 number | 507 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 451.6 number | 427 number | 487 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 424.9 number | 386 number | 498 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 492.2 number | 476 number | 519 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 537.9 number | 441 number | 865 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 197 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,418 number compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 993 number compare
- 199 San Marino 936 number compare
- 201 Nauru 825 number compare
- 202 Tuvalu 815 number compare
- 203 Palau 746 number compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.44 % change on previous year (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 852 number in 2019, 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 865 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 number in 1994.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.