School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1,289 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Gibraltar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Gibraltar stood at 1,289 number.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Gibraltar peaked at 1,882 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1,138 number, in 1997.
Gibraltar ranks 200th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,758 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,805 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,853 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1,875 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1,876 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,863 number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 1,849 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,848 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,857 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,869 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,881 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,882 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,879 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,864 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1,845 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,819 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,791 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1,760 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1,739 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1,724 number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,706 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1,679 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,651 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,616 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,579 number | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,550 number | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,540 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,138 number | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 1,160 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,212 number | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1,283 number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 1,352 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1,404 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1,430 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,436 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,424 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,407 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,407 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,407 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,407 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,408 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,405 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,400 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,393 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,386 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,374 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,360 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,343 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,327 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,309 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,289 number | -1.5% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 1,289 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 1,289 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -26.1% | 1,540 number | 1,138 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,845 number | 1,758 number | 1,876 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,818 number | 1,724 number | 1,882 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,483 number | 1,138 number | 1,706 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,396 number | 1,283 number | 1,436 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,370 number | 1,309 number | 1,408 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,289 number | 1,289 number | 1,289 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 197 Bermuda 1,770 number compare
- 198 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,548 number compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,495 number compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 1,068 number compare
- 202 Liechtenstein 875 number compare
- 203 Nauru 766 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, primary education, female in Gibraltar?
- School age population, primary education, female in Gibraltar was 1,289 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,882 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,138 number in 1997.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 200th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.