Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar stood at 1.03 index.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar peaked at 1.09 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7376 index, in 1999.
That places Gibraltar 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.996 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9666 index | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9494 index | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1 index | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9606 index | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9976 index | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.06 index | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 index | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.03 index | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 index | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.01 index | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9956 index | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9435 index | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7376 index | -21.8% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 index | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.06 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9792 index | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 index | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.06 index | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -1.3% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 1.03 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 1.03 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +35.7% | 0.7376 index | 1 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9971 index | 0.9494 index | 1.06 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 0.9956 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8406 index | 0.7376 index | 0.9435 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 1.06 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9792 index | 1.02 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.03 index | 1.09 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 20 Mauritania 1.03 index compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 1.03 index compare
- 22 British Virgin Islands 1.03 index compare
- 24 Ecuador 1.03 index compare
- 25 American Samoa 1.03 index compare
- 26 San Marino 1.03 index compare
More health data for Gibraltar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,132 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0851 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3242 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Gibraltar was 1.03 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7376 index in 1999.
- How does Gibraltar rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gibraltar ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.