Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 69.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam stood at 69.7%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 69.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1970.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 47th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.5% | — |
| 1971 | 28.4% | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 25.9% | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 28.6% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 32.3% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 33.4% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 34.9% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 44.8% | +45.5% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 45.1% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +2.4% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 69.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.4%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 69.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +45.5% | 30.8% | 44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 25.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 30.8% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 45.7% | 43.3% | 47.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 50.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 65.3% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.9% | 68.0% | 69.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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 secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam was 69.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1970.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release