School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda
Bermuda: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 569 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
569
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
203rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
1,038
in 1970
All-time low
552
in 2024
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 569 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda peaked at 1,038 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 552, in 2024.
That places Bermuda 203rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,038 | — |
| 1971 | 996 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 951 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 927 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 901 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 872 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 873 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 853 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 826 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 790 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 769 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 756 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 747 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 744 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 716 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 767 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 736 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 762 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 825 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 780 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 799 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 790 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 792 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 800 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 807 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 833 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 873 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 847 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 809 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 787 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 786 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 787 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 780 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 784 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 802 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 778 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 814 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 774 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 728 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 687 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 688 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 682 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 700 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 742 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 719 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 681 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 620 | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 616 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 613 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 602 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 600 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 596 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 580 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 555 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 552 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 569 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 902.7 | 790 | 1,038 | 10 |
| 1980s | 760.2 | 716 | 825 | 10 |
| 1990s | 813.7 | 787 | 873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 772 | 687 | 814 | 10 |
| 2010s | 666.3 | 602 | 742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 575.33 | 552 | 600 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 200 Cayman Islands 803 compare
- 201 Dominica 729 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 574 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 533 compare
- 205 Andorra 527 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 454 compare
More education data for Bermuda
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 371 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7177 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 343 (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 583 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 515 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.39 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 240 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda was 569 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,038 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 552 in 2024.
- How does Bermuda rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Bermuda ranks 203rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release