Gibraltar: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Key figures

Since 1972 it is down 31.54 percentage points from 39.23% in 1972. The World Bank has no value for 32 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Gibraltar's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 0.7 percentage points on 2023 (from 8.39% to 7.7%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was −1.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 1.16 percentage points in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.17 percentage points in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Gibraltar had the 57th highest value of the 81 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.

Closest to Gibraltar in the 2024 ranking

• Malaysia — 53rd of 81: 9.02%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 54th of 81: 8.54%
• Poland — 55th of 81: 8.07%
• Estonia — 57th of 81: 7.57%
• Lithuania — 58th of 81: 7.4%
• Syrian Arab Republic — 59th of 81: 6.67%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Albania — 12.47% (2024)
• Andorra — 6.14% (2024)
• Armenia — 3.15% (2024)
• Austria — 6.01% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.56% (2024)
• Belarus — 0.1% (2024)
• Belgium — 53.94% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2.19% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 2.22% (2024)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Gibraltar's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

7.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 31.54 percentage points from 39.23% in 1972. The highest value was 39.23% in 1972 and the lowest 4.46% in 2001.

How does Gibraltar rank?

57th highest of 81 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Gibraltar?

In 2024, Gibraltar's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 0.7 percentage points on 2023 (from 8.39% to 7.7%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2023), the average change was −1.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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.PRM.PRIV.ZS, 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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