Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
5
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Bermuda, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Bermuda is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Bermuda peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
Bermuda ranks 129th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6, 83% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 129 Angola 5 compare
- 129 Anguilla 5 compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 5 compare
- 129 Austria 5 compare
- 129 Bahamas 5 compare
- 129 Barbados 5 compare
- 129 Belgium 5 compare
- 129 Belize 5 compare
- 129 British Virgin Islands 5 compare
- 129 Colombia 5 compare
- 129 Cook Islands 5 compare
- 129 Cyprus 5 compare
- 129 Czechia 5 compare
- 129 Dominica 5 compare
- 129 Greece 5 compare
- 129 Grenada 5 compare
- 129 Honduras 5 compare
- 129 Latvia 5 compare
- 129 Macao 5 compare
- 129 Malta 5 compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 5 compare
- 129 Mauritius 5 compare
- 129 Montserrat 5 compare
- 129 Myanmar 5 compare
- 129 Netherlands 5 compare
- 129 Nicaragua 5 compare
- 129 Niue 5 compare
- 129 Pakistan 5 compare
- 129 Paraguay 5 compare
- 129 Philippines 5 compare
- 129 Puerto Rico 5 compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 5 compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare
- 129 Samoa 5 compare
- 129 Slovakia 5 compare
- 129 Sri Lanka 5 compare
- 129 Tokelau 5 compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 5 compare
- 129 United Kingdom 5 compare
- 129 Vietnam 5 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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Bermuda?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Bermuda was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Bermuda rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Bermuda ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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