Primary education, pupils in Bermuda
Bermuda: Primary education, pupils was 3,377 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Bermuda, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 3,377 for primary education, pupils in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Bermuda peaked at 7,986 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3,377, in 2023.
That places Bermuda 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7,986 | — |
| 1972 | 7,750 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 7,398 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 7,185 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 6,919 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 6,808 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 6,614 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 6,466 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 5,961 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 5,986 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5,934 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 5,881 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 5,750 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 5,530 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 5,398 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 5,962 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 5,883 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 4,959 | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 4,910 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 4,879 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,810 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 4,760 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4,678 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,473 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4,347 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 4,216 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4,122 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,100 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,147 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,377 | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,010 | 5,961 | 7,986 | 9 |
| 1980s | 5,746 | 5,398 | 5,986 | 6 |
| 1990s | 5,922 | 5,883 | 5,962 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,833 | 4,678 | 4,959 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,234 | 4,100 | 4,473 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,377 | 3,377 | 3,377 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 195 Cayman Islands 4,334 compare
- 196 Andorra 4,218 compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,673 compare
- 199 Gibraltar 2,755 compare
- 200 Monaco 2,068 compare
- 201 Liechtenstein 1,984 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 primary education, pupils in Bermuda?
- Primary education, pupils in Bermuda was 3,377 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 7,986 in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,377 in 2023.
- How does Bermuda rank for primary education, pupils?
- Bermuda ranks 198th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.