Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda
Bermuda: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 51.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda, 1970–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda is 51.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda peaked at 51.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1970.
Bermuda ranks 10th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.6% | — |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +123.8% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +166.0% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 47.3% | 51.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 7 United Arab Emirates 54.5% compare
- 8 New Zealand 54.1% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 54.0% compare
- 11 South Africa 50.2% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 50.1% compare
- 13 Australia 48.8% compare
More education data for Bermuda
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Bermuda was 51.2% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1970.
- How does Bermuda rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Bermuda ranks 10th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.