Secondary education, duration in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2022
All-time low
4 years
in 1998
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Gibraltar, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Gibraltar stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Gibraltar peaked at 7 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1998.
That places Gibraltar 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Secondary education, duration in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 years | — |
| 1971 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 years | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 7 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 7 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 years, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6 years | 4 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 4 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 years | 5 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
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More education data for Gibraltar
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 164 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 968 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Gibraltar?
- Secondary education, duration in Gibraltar was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1998.
- How does Gibraltar rank for secondary education, duration?
- Gibraltar ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.