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North America > Bermuda > Education

BERMUDIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Duration of compulsory education 15 years [th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 132 [th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 69 [th of 181]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 11% [th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 34% [th of 170]
Library books 70 [th of 81]
    (per capita) 11 per 1,000 people [th of 81]
Library employees 57 [th of 68]
    (per capita) 3 per 1,000 people [th of 68]
Library members 38 [th of 68]
    (per capita) 3 per 1,000 people [th of 68]
Literacy > Female 25 % [th of 197]
Literacy > Total population 53 % [th of 205]
    (per capita) 3 per 1,000 people ... [th of 191]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 19 [th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 40 [th of 131]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 174 [th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 121 [th of 121]
School enrollment, primary > % net 5 % net ... [th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 52 % gross ... [th of 174]

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SOURCES: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; ; Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. ; Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; Private sector enrolment share, primary level is the share of primary school pupils who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

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