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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Gibraltar: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 105.6% (2021), 13th of 176 in the world and 6th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 101.8% (2024), 78th of 191 in the world and 24th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 95.4% (2024), 78th of 168 in the world and 35th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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8 indicators
Education: Gibraltar in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 105.6%2021 | 13/176 | 6/51 | 74.6% | · | 118.5% | +14.1 ppsince 2001 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 101.8%2024 | 78/191 | 24/53 | 105.8% | 149.4%2009 | 108.7% | −47.6 ppsince 2009 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 95.4%2024 | 78/168 | 35/47 | · | · | 109.1% | — | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 78.5%2024 | 133/176 | 52/53 | 106.1% | 109.7%2009 | 100.5% | −31.2 ppsince 2009 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 110.3%2024 | 6/168 | 2/50 | · | · | 103.4% | — | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.6%2024 | 121/178 | 24/51 | · | · | · | — | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 14.22017 | 120/173 | 19/48 | 22.5 | 16.02009 | · | −31%since 2001 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 8.6%2025 | 156/179 | 42/49 | · | 8.0% | 7.7% | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+14.1 pp105.6% in 2021
- Pupils per teacher−31%14.2 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−31.2 pp78.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Gibraltar and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Gibraltar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Gibraltar | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 105.6%2021 | 101.8%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 101.8%2024 | 102.9%2024 |
| Primary completion | 95.4%2024 | 98.5%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 78.5%2024 | 118.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 110.3%2024 | 93.4%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.6%2024 | 1.2%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.22017 | 13.12017 |
| Education, % of budget | 8.6%2025 | 9.9%2022 |