Female teachers in Bermuda
Bermuda: Female teachers was 88.33 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Bermuda, 1971–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers in Bermuda is 88.33, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Bermuda peaked at 91.15 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.33, 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.
Female teachers in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.04 | — |
| 1972 | 75.21 | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 84.39 | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 85.54 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 80.48 | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 86.52 | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 87.4 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 88.55 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 72.76 | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 69.33 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 88.2 | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 88.61 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 89.97 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 87.69 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 88.08 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.18 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 87.96 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 87.59 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.68 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.09 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.42 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 89.8 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.15 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.41 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 88.66 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.54 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.33 | +0.9% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 88.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.32, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Bermuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +27.2% | 69.33 | 88.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.51 | 75.21 | 87.4 | 7 |
| 1980s | 82.9 | 69.33 | 89.97 | 6 |
| 1990s | 87.88 | 87.69 | 88.08 | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.32 | 87.59 | 89.42 | 6 |
| 2010s | 88.82 | 87.41 | 91.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 41 Dominica 88.95 compare
- 42 Albania 88.8 compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.41 compare
- 45 Serbia 88.31 compare
- 46 Philippines 88.3 compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.87 compare
More education data for Bermuda
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,484 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 240 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.23 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0264 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5666 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,708 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Bermuda?
- Female teachers in Bermuda was 88.33 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 91.15 in 2011.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.33 in 1982.
- How does Bermuda rank for female teachers?
- Bermuda ranks 44th out of 212 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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