Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Brunei
Brunei: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) was 13,938 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brunei, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 13,938 for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brunei peaked at 20,081 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,459, in 1998.
That places Brunei 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,459 | — |
| 1999 | 6,762 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 7,005 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 7,568 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 7,954 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 8,430 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 9,328 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 9,952 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10,804 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 11,096 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 11,156 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11,734 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17,270 | +47.2% |
| 2011 | 18,085 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 18,889 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 18,532 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 17,647 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 20,081 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 16,120 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 15,430 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 15,241 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14,553 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 13,673 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 13,938 | +1.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 13,938 is below the median for high income countries, which is 74,232, 19% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 13,938 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,216, 23% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male) in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +47.2% | 11,734 | 17,270 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,610 | 6,459 | 6,762 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,503 | 7,005 | 11,734 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,185 | 14,553 | 20,081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,806 | 13,673 | 13,938 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,040 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 66 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,068 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40,924 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,751 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brunei?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brunei was 13,938 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 20,081 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,459 in 1998.
- How does Brunei rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
- Brunei ranks 149th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release