Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar is 98.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1979.
Gibraltar ranks 63rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 74.8% | — |
| 1979 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 77.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 98.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 98.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.6%, 100% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.5% | 74.1% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.9% | 74.6% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.4% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0701 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,352 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0344 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,403 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8772 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 197 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Gibraltar was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1979.
- How does Gibraltar rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Gibraltar ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release