School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Gibraltar, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 9.47 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Gibraltar peaked at 11.55 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.92 years, in 1999.
Gibraltar ranks 68th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.92 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.43 years | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 8.88 years | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 11.55 years | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 11.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.04 years | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.96 years | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.89 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.74 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.66 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.64 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.47 years | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.92 years | 7.92 years | 7.92 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1 years | 8.43 years | 11.55 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.07 years | 9.96 years | 10.2 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.68 years | 9.47 years | 9.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 65 Cyprus 9.48 years compare
- 66 Saudi Arabia 9.47 years compare
- 67 Timor-Leste 9.47 years compare
- 69 Colombia 9.44 years compare
- 70 Montenegro 9.43 years compare
- 71 Luxembourg 9.41 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)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 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, primary and lower secondary, female in Gibraltar?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Gibraltar was 9.47 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 years in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 68th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release