Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 3,418 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 3,418 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 3,457 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,877 number, in 1970.
That places Brunei Darussalam 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 age to primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,877 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,928 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,966 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1,999 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2,034 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2,083 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 2,177 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 2,279 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 2,382 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2,476 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 2,548 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2,616 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 2,680 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 2,740 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2,797 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2,854 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2,857 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,870 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2,899 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2,945 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3,008 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3,049 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3,085 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3,124 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 3,177 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,253 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3,335 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 3,400 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3,446 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3,457 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3,425 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 3,438 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3,440 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,435 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3,426 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,412 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,400 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,370 number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,332 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,295 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3,269 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,216 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,146 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,075 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,021 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,004 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,038 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,133 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3,254 number | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,366 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3,418 number | +1.5% |
Brunei Darussalam compared with similar countries
- Brunei Darussalam's 3,418 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 16% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei Darussalam's 3,418 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,120 number | 1,877 number | 2,476 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,781 number | 2,548 number | 2,945 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,233 number | 3,008 number | 3,457 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,397 number | 3,295 number | 3,440 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,152 number | 3,004 number | 3,366 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,418 number | 3,418 number | 3,418 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 166 Vanuatu 3,762 number compare
- 167 Maldives 3,622 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 3,557 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,208 number compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,166 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,041 number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam was 3,418 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 3,457 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,877 number in 1970.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.