Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda
Bermuda: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
163rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda peaked at 2.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Bermuda 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 67% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 163 Czechia 0.7% compare
- 163 Fiji 0.7% compare
- 163 Luxembourg 0.7% compare
- 163 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.7% 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Bermuda was 0.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Bermuda rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Bermuda ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release