Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 10.94 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Gibraltar, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Gibraltar stood at 10.94. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.7% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Gibraltar peaked at 30 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 10.94, in 2017.
That places Gibraltar 149th out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.71 | 13 | 22 | 7 |
| 1980s | 17.68 | 14 | 30 | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.76 | 21.76 | 21.76 | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.6 | 22.43 | 22.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.56 | 10.94 | 22.18 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More education data for Gibraltar
- Population ages 15-64 64.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 197 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.07 GPI (2021)
- School enrollment, secondary 78.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Gibraltar?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Gibraltar was 10.94 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 1985.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.94 in 2017.
- How does Gibraltar rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Gibraltar ranks 149th out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.