School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.12 years in 2009. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1971–2009
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 12.12 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2009.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 12.25 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.49 years, in 1980.
That places Gibraltar 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 | 10.89 years | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 10.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.25 years | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 11.77 years | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 12.12 years | +3.0% |
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 | 10.89 years | 10.89 years | 10.89 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.76 years | 10.9 years | 12.25 years | 4 |
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More education data for Gibraltar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (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 to tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Gibraltar was 12.12 years in 2009, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.25 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 years in 1980.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 119th out of 183 countries with data for 2009.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.