Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 88.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda is 88.3%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda peaked at 91.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1982.
That places Bermuda 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.5% | 75.2% | 87.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 82.9% | 69.3% | 90.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.7% | 88.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 87.6% | 89.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 87.4% | 91.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 41 Dominica 88.9% compare
- 42 Albania 88.8% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.4% compare
- 45 Serbia 88.3% compare
- 46 Philippines 88.3% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.9% compare
More education data for Bermuda
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 420 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.41 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda was 88.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1982.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Bermuda ranks 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.