School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Bermuda
Bermuda: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 3,742 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
3,742 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
194th
of 203 countries
All-time high
5,918 number
in 1982
All-time low
3,742 number
in 2018
Years of data
48
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bermuda, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bermuda recorded 3,742 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bermuda peaked at 5,918 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3,742 number, in 2018.
Bermuda ranks 194th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,817 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,790 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 4,803 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 4,862 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 4,966 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5,123 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 5,316 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5,484 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5,633 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 5,760 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 5,861 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5,914 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 5,918 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 5,837 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 5,679 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 5,443 number | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 5,172 number | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 4,926 number | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 4,750 number | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 4,637 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 4,594 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 4,591 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 4,574 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 4,517 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 4,422 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,294 number | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 4,149 number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 4,029 number | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4,025 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,950 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3,914 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 3,915 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,952 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4,001 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 4,054 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4,109 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,164 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4,168 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,164 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,150 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,127 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 4,101 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,043 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,982 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3,924 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,870 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3,785 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 3,742 number | -1.1% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 3,742 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 257,364 number, 1% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,155 number | 4,790 number | 5,760 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,414 number | 4,637 number | 5,918 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,314 number | 3,950 number | 4,594 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,059 number | 3,914 number | 4,168 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,947 number | 3,742 number | 4,127 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,047 number compare
- 192 Andorra 3,995 number compare
- 193 Cayman Islands 3,760 number compare
- 195 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,283 number compare
- 196 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,496 number compare
- 197 Gibraltar 2,361 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Bermuda?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bermuda was 3,742 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 5,918 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,742 number in 2018.
- How does Bermuda rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bermuda ranks 194th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.