Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Bermuda
Bermuda: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Bermuda, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 1.9% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bermuda peaked at 4.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2017.
That places Bermuda 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.1% | — |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +35.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +46.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
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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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0258 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bermuda?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bermuda was 1.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- How does Bermuda rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bermuda ranks 185th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release