School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.1 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 6.1 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 8.99 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.71 years, in 1977.
That places Gibraltar 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.35 years | 5.71 years | 8.16 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.19 years | 5.91 years | 6.49 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.45 years | 7.07 years | 7.83 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.69 years | 6.35 years | 8.99 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 6.74 years | 7.1 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.35 years | 6.1 years | 6.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 197 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar was 6.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.71 years in 1977.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release