Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bermuda

Bermuda: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 7.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
7.8%
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
177th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.0%
in 2009
All-time low
7.8%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2003–2017

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bermuda, 2003–2017

0510152003201020172003: 11 %2004: 11.1 %2005: 12.1 %2009: 14 %2010: 12.9 %2014: 7.8 %2015: 9 %2017: 7.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bermuda is 7.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bermuda peaked at 14.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2017.

That places Bermuda 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.1% 11.0% 14.0% 4
2010s 9.4% 7.8% 12.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bermuda?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bermuda was 7.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bermuda?
The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bermuda?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
How does Bermuda rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Bermuda ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Bermuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.