Primary education, teachers in Bermuda
Bermuda: Primary education, teachers was 420 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Bermuda, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2016, primary education, teachers in Bermuda stood at 420.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Bermuda peaked at 610 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 262, in 1979.
Bermuda ranks 192nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 341 | — |
| 1972 | 363 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 354 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 346 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 325 | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 374 | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 319 | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 262 | -17.9% |
| 1980 | 262 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 312 | +19.1% |
| 1982 | 326 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 322 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 316 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 309 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 463 | +49.8% |
| 1997 | 478 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 536 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 548 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 548 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 560 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 571 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 567 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 608 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 486 | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 429 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 573 | +33.6% |
| 2014 | 610 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 398 | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 420 | +5.5% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 420 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers in Bermuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +49.8% | 309 | 463 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 335.5 | 262 | 374 | 8 |
| 1980s | 307.83 | 262 | 326 | 6 |
| 1990s | 470.5 | 463 | 478 | 2 |
| 2000s | 555 | 536 | 571 | 6 |
| 2010s | 503.43 | 398 | 610 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 189 Dominica 552 compare
- 190 American Samoa 524 compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 439 compare
- 193 Andorra 413 compare
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 408 compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 323 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Bermuda?
- Primary education, teachers in Bermuda was 420 in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 610 in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 262 in 1979.
- How does Bermuda rank for primary education, teachers?
- Bermuda ranks 192nd out of 204 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.