School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.11 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 11.11 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 11.64 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9.03 years, in 2000.
Gibraltar ranks 123rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.64 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.54 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 9.5 years | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 9.64 years | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9.5 years | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 9.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 9.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 9.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.59 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.49 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 9.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.93 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 10.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 10.25 years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.05 years | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 9.58 years | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 9.03 years | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 9.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.98 years | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 10.08 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.49 years | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.91 years | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 11.11 years | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.03 years | 9.5 years | 11.64 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.89 years | 9.49 years | 10.25 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.58 years | 9.58 years | 9.58 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.53 years | 9.03 years | 10.08 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.84 years | 10.49 years | 11.11 years | 3 |
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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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar was 11.11 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.64 years in 1971.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 years in 2000.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 123rd out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.