School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda
Bermuda: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 290 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
290
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
203rd
of 222 countries
All-time high
546
in 1970
All-time low
281
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 290 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Bermuda peaked at 546 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 281, 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 | 546 | — |
| 1971 | 525 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 500 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 488 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 473 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 442 | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 443 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 437 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 426 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 409 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 394 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 384 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 382 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 390 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 383 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 390 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 374 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 387 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 421 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 401 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 412 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 403 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 402 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 406 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 414 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 423 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 444 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 431 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 414 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 411 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 413 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 405 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 401 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 405 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 411 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 396 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 414 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 394 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 375 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 359 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 368 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 360 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 362 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 395 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 387 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 354 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 319 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 309 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 305 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 305 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 316 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 303 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 295 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 282 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 281 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 290 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 468.9 | 409 | 546 | 10 |
| 1980s | 390.6 | 374 | 421 | 10 |
| 1990s | 416 | 402 | 444 | 10 |
| 2000s | 397.3 | 359 | 414 | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.4 | 305 | 395 | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.5 | 281 | 316 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 200 American Samoa 403 compare
- 201 Dominica 369 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 291 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 271 compare
- 205 Andorra 267 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 233 compare
More education data for Bermuda
- 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)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 290 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 546 in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 281 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 18.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release