Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
BermudaNorth AmericaHigh incomeWorld
10 indicators
Education: Bermuda in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within North America; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 68.8%2015 | — | — | 53.4%2001 | 50.1% | · | +17.4 ppsince 2005 | 70.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 92.9%2023 | 157/191 | 3/3 | 103.5%2001 | 106.2% | · | −6.7 ppsince 2013 | 96.8% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 102.2%2015 | — | — | 102.0%2001 | 113.2% | · | +5.1 ppsince 2005 | 96.0% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 74.4%2023 | 138/176 | 3/3 | 85.6%2001 | 89.6% | · | −10.7 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 96.1%2015 | — | — | 98.4%2001 | 93.5%2011 | · | +4.8 ppsince 2005 | 100.8% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 17.3%2023 | 135/172 | 3/3 | · | 36.5% | 22.3%2018 | −17.9 ppsince 2013 | 79.0% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 3.4%2012 | — | — | · | 3.8%2011 | · | — | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 10.42015 | 158/173 | 2/2 | 9.32001 | 7.4 | · | +25%since 2005 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 1.9%2023 | 171/184 | 3/3 | 2.2%1998 | 2.3% | 1.7% | −0.4 ppsince 2013 | 4.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 7.8%2017 | — | — | · | 12.9% | · | −4.3 ppsince 2005 | 10.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+17.4 pp68.8% in 2015
- Primary completion+5.1 pp102.2% in 2015
- Lower secondary completion+4.8 pp96.1% in 2015
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−10.7 pp74.4% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment−17.9 pp17.3% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher+25%10.4 in 2015
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
nearest countries
Bermuda and its nearest countries
Bermuda has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bermuda | Turks and Caicos Islands | United States | Bahamas | British Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 68.8%2015 | 96.2%2021 | 72.4%2020 | 39.7%2019 | 87.9%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 92.9%2023 | 125.1%2024 | 97.0%2022 | 92.9%2024 | 72.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 102.2%2015 | 132.4%2024 | 95.7%2022 | 87.9%2019 | 46.4%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 74.4%2023 | 119.7%2024 | 97.5%2022 | 79.5%2024 | 75.6%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 96.1%2015 | 116.6%2024 | 101.4%2022 | 95.3%2010 | 74.8%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 17.3%2023 | 25.3%2023 | 79.4%2022 | — | 29.6%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 3.4%2012 | 0.1%2024 | 4.0%2022 | 15.9%2024 | 27.0%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 10.42015 | 17.72018 | 14.22017 | 19.42018 | 11.62017 |
| Education spending | 1.9%2023 | 2.9%2024 | 5.4%2021 | 2.7%2023 | 3.2%2023 |