School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 3,350 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3,350
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
203rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
3,350
in 2025
All-time low
1,387
in 2000
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar stood at 3,350. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 3,350 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,387, in 2000.
Gibraltar ranks 203rd of 220 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, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,216 | — |
| 1971 | 2,265 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 2,371 | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 2,466 | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 2,548 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 2,557 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,555 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2,559 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,576 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2,551 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2,520 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 2,512 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2,496 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2,499 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,461 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 2,421 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2,400 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,407 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,389 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2,384 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2,350 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,313 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,267 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,234 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2,228 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,197 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,160 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,165 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,390 | -35.8% |
| 1999 | 1,403 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,387 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,393 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,425 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,486 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1,527 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,553 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,569 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,523 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,498 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,510 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,530 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,538 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,595 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,570 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,559 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,578 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,587 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,670 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2,095 | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 2,136 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,199 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,235 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3,249 | +45.4% |
| 2023 | 3,267 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,288 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3,350 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,466 | 2,216 | 2,576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,449 | 2,384 | 2,520 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,071 | 1,390 | 2,350 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,487 | 1,387 | 1,569 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,686 | 1,530 | 2,136 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,931 | 2,199 | 3,350 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 200 Cayman Islands 4,777 compare
- 201 Bermuda 4,614 compare
- 202 Dominica 4,348 compare
- 204 British Virgin Islands 2,946 compare
- 205 San Marino 2,801 compare
- 206 Sint Maarten 2,795 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)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 197 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar was 3,350 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,350 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,387 in 2000.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 203rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release