School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 78.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Gibraltar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Gibraltar is 78.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Gibraltar peaked at 132.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1972.
That places Gibraltar 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.2% | — |
| 1972 | 61.0% | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 62.4% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 68.7% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 73.8% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | +30.9% |
| 2000 | 106.1% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 111.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 111.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 109.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 132.3% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 132.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 100.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 101.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +5.6% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 78.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.1%, 76% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 78.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 101.4%, 77% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +30.9% | 74.6% | 97.6% |
| 2022 | -28.6% | 101.5% | 72.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.6% | 61.0% | 79.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 71.9% | 74.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 109.7% | 106.1% | 111.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 121.9% | 101.0% | 132.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 72.4% | 101.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,352 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Gibraltar?
- School enrollment, secondary in Gibraltar was 78.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 132.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1972.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Gibraltar ranks 141st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.