School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1,844 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,844 number
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
202nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
2,836 number
in 1989
All-time low
1,559 number
in 2001
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar stood at 1,844 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 2,836 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,559 number, in 2001.
That places Gibraltar 202nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,509 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,480 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2,477 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,493 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2,525 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 2,579 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,654 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2,705 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2,748 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2,776 number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2,787 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2,778 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2,729 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2,693 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 2,683 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,698 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,745 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 2,781 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 2,814 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,836 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,835 number | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,808 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2,742 number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,673 number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,616 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,584 number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,582 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,613 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,681 number | -35.7% |
| 1999 | 1,640 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,591 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,559 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1,599 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,675 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,771 number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 1,863 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1,928 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,963 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,972 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,967 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,956 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,950 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,937 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,928 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,917 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,909 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,899 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,883 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,339 number | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 2,322 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,844 number | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,595 number | 2,477 number | 2,776 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,754 number | 2,683 number | 2,836 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,477 number | 1,640 number | 2,835 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,789 number | 1,559 number | 1,972 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,004 number | 1,883 number | 2,339 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,844 number | 1,844 number | 1,844 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 199 San Marino 2,480 number compare
- 200 Sint Maarten 2,453 number compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 2,121 number compare
- 203 Tuvalu 1,684 number compare
- 204 Palau 1,417 number compare
- 205 Naoero 1,276 number 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 1,844 number in 2020, 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 2,836 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,559 number in 2001.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 202nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.