Gibraltar: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Since 1972 it is up 62.17% from 1,364 in 1972 (1.08% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 24 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Gibraltar's secondary education, general pupils rose 5.3% on 2016 (from 2,100 to 2,212).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2016), the average change was +2.3% and a typical year strayed about 3.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 8.6% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.7% in 1983. 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 2017, Gibraltar had the 67th highest value of the 69 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 2017 ranking

• São Tomé and Principe — 64th of 69: 24,422
• Maldives — 65th of 69: 20,969
• Kiribati — 66th of 69: 9,548
• British Virgin Islands — 68th of 69: 2,176
• Liechtenstein — 69th of 69: 2,120

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 22 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 248,267 (2018)
• Andorra — 4,025 (2018)
• Armenia — 215,307 (2018)
• Austria — 449,201 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 792,449 (2018)
• Belarus — 566,765 (2018)
• Belgium — 661,906 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 153,157 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 344,423 (2017)
• Croatia — 207,005 (2017)
• Cyprus

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 secondary education, general pupils?

2,212 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 62.17% from 1,364 in 1972 (1.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2,212 in 2017 and the lowest 1,364 in 1972.

How does Gibraltar rank?

67th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Gibraltar?

In 2017, Gibraltar's secondary education, general pupils rose 5.3% on 2016 (from 2,100 to 2,212). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2016), the average change was +2.3% and a typical year strayed about 3.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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