School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Bermuda
Bermuda: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 3,605 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3,605 number
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
197th
of 206 countries
All-time high
8,230 number
in 1970
All-time low
3,605 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bermuda, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bermuda is 3,605 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bermuda peaked at 8,230 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,605 number, in 2020.
Bermuda ranks 197th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,230 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,207 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 8,141 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 7,973 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 7,707 number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 7,377 number | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 7,034 number | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 6,735 number | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 6,534 number | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 6,424 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 6,387 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 6,372 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 6,334 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 6,236 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 6,089 number | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5,907 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 5,729 number | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 5,599 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 5,529 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5,517 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5,554 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,621 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 5,693 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,768 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5,841 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5,914 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 5,979 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,195 number | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 5,208 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,191 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5,152 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5,104 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5,060 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 5,009 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4,950 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,880 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,802 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4,734 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,661 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4,584 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 4,504 number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,419 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 4,337 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,258 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4,181 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,100 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,012 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3,919 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 3,820 number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3,716 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3,605 number | -3.0% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 3,605 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 2% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,436 number | 6,424 number | 8,230 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,970 number | 5,517 number | 6,387 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,596 number | 5,191 number | 5,979 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,894 number | 4,584 number | 5,152 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,127 number | 3,716 number | 4,504 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,605 number | 3,605 number | 3,605 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,957 number compare
- 195 Cayman Islands 4,864 number compare
- 196 Andorra 3,913 number compare
- 198 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,146 number compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,059 number compare
- 200 Gibraltar 2,648 number 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 school age population, primary education, both sexes in Bermuda?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Bermuda was 3,605 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 8,230 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,605 number in 2020.
- How does Bermuda rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Bermuda ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.