School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.45 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 5.45 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 5.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.66 years, in 1972.
That places Gibraltar 116th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 3.66 years | 4.75 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.4 years | 4.32 years | 4.48 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.91 years | 3.91 years | 3.91 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.39 years | 4.24 years | 4.47 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.21 years | 5.05 years | 5.38 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.18 years | 5.03 years | 5.45 years | 5 |
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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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 197 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Gibraltar was 5.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 years in 1972.
- How does Gibraltar rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 116th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release