Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Brunei
Brunei: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 41.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Brunei, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in information and communication in Brunei is 41.9%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Brunei peaked at 87.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2018.
Brunei ranks 14th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.0% | — |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | +38.5% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +63.2% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -8.6% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 41.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.0%, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 41.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.5%, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 44.4% | 72.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 41.9% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.56 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.39 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Brunei?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Brunei was 41.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2018.
- How does Brunei rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Brunei ranks 14th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.