Children out of school in Bermuda
Bermuda: Children out of school was 3.4% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school in Bermuda, 1978–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 3.4% for children out of school in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Bermuda peaked at 17.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
Bermuda ranks 105th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Children out of school in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 15.9% | — |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -71.6% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More education data for Bermuda
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.23 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school in Bermuda?
- Children out of school in Bermuda was 3.4% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does Bermuda rank for children out of school?
- Bermuda ranks 105th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.