Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 69.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam is 69.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 70.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1995.
That places Brunei Darussalam 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24.4% | — |
| 1998 | 47.9% | +95.9% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -2.0% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 69.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 69.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.4%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +95.9% | 24.4% | 47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 24.4% | 47.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 49.9% | 58.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.3% | 68.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 69.1% | 70.5% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Brunei Darussalam was 69.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1995.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release