Gibraltar's preprimary education, duration (years) was 4 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 300% from 1 in 2015 (14.87% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 4 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 | 2015 |
| Highest | 4 | 2018 |
| Lowest | 1 | 1999 |
| Average since 2016 | 3.4 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 1 | 1999 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Gibraltar's preprimary education, duration (years) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 4 to 4).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was +0.12 and a typical year strayed about 0.6 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.29 a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Gibraltar had the 87th highest value of the 201 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | 4 | 2025 |
| World | 4 | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 6 | 2025 |
| High income | 6 | 2025 |
Closest to Gibraltar in the 2025 ranking
- Belarus — 87th of 201: 4
- Bulgaria — 88th of 201: 4
- Cayman Islands — 89th of 201: 4
- Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 91st of 201: 4
- Maldives — 92nd of 201: 4
- Marshall Islands — 93rd of 201: 4
What this measures
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.
Limitations: The presence of national legislation does not guarantee that countries will implement it effectively, nor does it ensure that parents will take advantage of the provisions available for their children.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 27 values
| Year | Preprimary education, duration (years) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 |
Preprimary education, duration (years) in nearby economies
More education data for Gibraltar
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 2,755 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.77% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.44% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 100.21% (2024)
- Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 2,582 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Gibraltar's preprimary education, duration (years)?
- 4 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is up 300% from 1 in 1999 (5.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4 in 2018 and the lowest 1 in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank?
- 87th highest of 201 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in preprimary education, duration (years) unusual for Gibraltar?
- In 2025, Gibraltar's preprimary education, duration (years) did not change 0 on 2024 (from 4 to 4). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2024), the average change was +0.12 and a typical year strayed about 0.6 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRE.DURS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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