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.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.0% | — |
| 1972 | 75.2% | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 84.4% | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 86.5% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 72.8% | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 69.3% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 88.2% | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.9% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 88.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women 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% | 69.3% | 88.2% |
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
- 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 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.