Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Bermuda
Bermuda: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Bermuda, 1973–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 0.5% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Bermuda peaked at 1.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Bermuda ranks 149th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.5% | — |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -28.2% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6% compare
- 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6% compare
- 148 Timor-Leste 0.6% compare
- 150 Sri Lanka 0.5% compare
- 151 Qatar 0.5% compare
- 152 Guinea 0.5% 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0258 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Bermuda?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Bermuda was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Bermuda rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bermuda ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 secondary 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