School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda
Bermuda: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 279 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
279
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
203rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
492
in 1970
All-time low
271
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
In 2025, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda stood at 279.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda peaked at 492 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 271, in 2024.
Bermuda ranks 203rd of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 492 | — |
| 1971 | 471 | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 451 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 439 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 428 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 430 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 430 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 416 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 400 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 381 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 375 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 372 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 365 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 354 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 333 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 377 | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 362 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 375 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 404 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 379 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 387 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 387 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 390 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 394 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 393 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 410 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 429 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 416 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 395 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 376 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 373 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 382 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 379 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 379 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 391 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 382 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 400 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 380 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 353 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 328 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 320 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 322 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 338 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 347 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 332 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 327 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 301 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 307 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 308 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 297 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 284 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 293 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 285 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 273 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 271 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 279 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 433.8 | 381 | 492 | 10 |
| 1980s | 369.6 | 333 | 404 | 10 |
| 1990s | 397.7 | 376 | 429 | 10 |
| 2000s | 374.7 | 328 | 400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.9 | 297 | 347 | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.83 | 271 | 293 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 200 Cayman Islands 397 compare
- 201 Dominica 360 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 283 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 262 compare
- 205 Andorra 260 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 221 compare
More education data for Bermuda
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Population ages 0-14 13.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 92.85 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 92.9% (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 279 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 492 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 271 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 14.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release