Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 3.4% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Bermuda, 1978–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda peaked at 17.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2012.
Bermuda ranks 110th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 15.9% | — |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -71.6% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More education data for Bermuda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 420 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 371 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 49 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 343 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7177 % change on previous year (2018)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Bermuda was 3.4% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Bermuda ranks 110th out of 203 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.