Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 164 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar stood at 164.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar peaked at 193 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83, in 1999.
Gibraltar ranks 201st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 149 | — |
| 1973 | 114 | -23.5% |
| 1974 | 133 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 134 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 139 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 134 | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 140 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 126 | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 127 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 131 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 134 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 136 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 141 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 119 | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 83 | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 148 | +74.1% |
| 2009 | 158 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 166 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 166 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 193 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 191 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 164 | -14.1% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 164 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 1% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 164 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,411, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Gibraltar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +74.1% | 85 | 148 |
| 1999 | -30.3% | 119 | 83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 133.62 | 114 | 149 | 8 |
| 1980s | 133.8 | 127 | 141 | 5 |
| 1990s | 101 | 83 | 119 | 2 |
| 2000s | 119.5 | 85 | 158 | 4 |
| 2010s | 168 | 166 | 172 | 3 |
| 2020s | 182.67 | 164 | 193 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 199 San Marino 226 compare
- 200 Palau 175 compare
- 202 Monaco 157 compare
- 203 Tuvalu 99 compare
- 204 Cook Islands 84 compare
More education data for Gibraltar
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,582 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 33 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0357 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Gibraltar was 164 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 193 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 83 in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Gibraltar ranks 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release