School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 1.65 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar is 1.65 years, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 4.23 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.65 years, in 2024.
That places Gibraltar 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.66 years | — |
| 2000 | 2.43 years | +45.8% |
| 2001 | 4.23 years | +74.5% |
| 2008 | 2.04 years | -51.9% |
| 2009 | 2.23 years | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 2.33 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2 years | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.91 years | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 2.01 years | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.84 years | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 1.65 years | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 years | 1.66 years | 1.66 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.73 years | 2.04 years | 4.23 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.12 years | 2 years | 2.33 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.89 years | 1.65 years | 2.03 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 4 New Zealand 1.82 years compare
- 5 Grenada 1.77 years compare
- 6 Dominica 1.69 years compare
- 8 Seychelles 1.6 years compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 1.57 years compare
- 10 British Virgin Islands 1.37 years compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar was 1.65 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 years in 2024.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release