Population of the official entrance … Population both sexes primary in Brunei
Brunei: Population of the official entrance … Population both sexes primary was 7,067 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Brunei, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Brunei is 7,067 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Brunei peaked at 7,092 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3,866 number, in 1970.
That places Brunei 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance … Population both sexes primary in Brunei, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,866 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,957 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 4,018 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 4,071 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 4,139 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 4,249 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 4,428 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 4,650 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 4,890 number | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 5,113 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 5,280 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 5,443 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 5,563 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 5,656 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 5,741 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5,842 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 5,844 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,875 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 5,940 number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6,038 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 6,164 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 6,271 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 6,368 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 6,467 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 6,579 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6,720 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6,876 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 6,994 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 7,071 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7,092 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7,044 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7,051 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,036 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7,005 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6,961 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6,908 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,907 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,875 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 6,824 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,760 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,694 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,582 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6,449 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6,323 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6,232 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 6,209 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,289 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6,489 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 6,738 number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6,963 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 7,067 number | +1.5% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 7,067 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 16% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 7,067 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30,680 number, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,338 number | 3,866 number | 5,113 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,722 number | 5,280 number | 6,038 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,660 number | 6,164 number | 7,092 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,937 number | 6,760 number | 7,051 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,497 number | 6,209 number | 6,963 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,067 number | 7,067 number | 7,067 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 166 Belize 7,790 number compare
- 167 Maldives 7,545 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 7,410 number compare
- 170 Macao 6,606 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 6,500 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 6,148 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Brunei?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Brunei was 7,067 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 7,092 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,866 number in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Brunei ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.