Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Brunei
Brunei: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Brunei, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Brunei peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2006.
That places Brunei 56th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Brunei, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
- 54 United Kingdom 1.2% compare
- 55 Philippines 1.2% compare
- 57 New Zealand 1.2% compare
- 58 Laos 1.2% compare
- 59 Cambodia 1.2% compare
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Brunei?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Brunei was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
- How does Brunei rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Brunei ranks 56th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release