Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei
Brunei: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 95.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei stood at 95.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei peaked at 97.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.2%, in 1998.
That places Brunei 101st out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.2% | — |
| 1999 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 95.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.3%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 95.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.3%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 82.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 91.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.8% | 95.6% | 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Brunei was 95.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 1998.
- How does Brunei rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Brunei ranks 101st out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release