Bermuda: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Bermuda's secondary education, general pupils fell 1.3% on 2014 (from 4,093 to 4,040).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2014), the average change was +0.7% and a typical year strayed about 5.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.2% in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.7% in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Bermuda in the 2015 ranking

• Vanuatu — 4th of 7: 20,068
• Tonga — 5th of 7: 15,401
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 6th of 7: 11,063

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 29 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Canada — 2.52 million (2017)

More education data for Bermuda

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3,377 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 92.85% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 93.29% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.42% (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 420 (2016)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female) — 51.96% (2015)

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Questions people ask

What is Bermuda's secondary education, general pupils?

4,040 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 5.1% from 3,844 in 1971 (0.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5,393 in 1977 and the lowest 3,553 in 1995.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Bermuda?

In 2015, Bermuda's secondary education, general pupils fell 1.3% on 2014 (from 4,093 to 4,040). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2014), the average change was +0.7% and a typical year strayed about 5.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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