Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 54.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Bermuda, 1981–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2023, tertiary education, academic staff in Bermuda stood at 54.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Bermuda peaked at 61.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1981.
Bermuda ranks 22nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.8% | — |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +62.2% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +16.2% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 54.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.8%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 50.6% | 58.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 46.9% | 61.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Bermuda?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Bermuda was 54.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1981.
- How does Bermuda rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Bermuda ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.