School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Brunei
Brunei: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 6,830 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Brunei, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 6,830 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Brunei peaked at 14,976 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,422, in 2020.
Brunei ranks 183rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,973 | — |
| 1971 | 8,863 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 8,974 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 9,626 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 10,283 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 10,857 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 11,268 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 11,450 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 11,416 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 11,302 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 11,272 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 11,339 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 11,510 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 11,622 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 11,759 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 11,887 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 12,028 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 12,225 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 12,387 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 12,520 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 12,637 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 12,774 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 13,207 | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 13,659 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 14,074 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 14,412 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 14,704 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 14,976 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9,311 | -37.8% |
| 1999 | 9,714 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 10,086 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 10,355 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 10,514 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10,538 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,514 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 10,463 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10,413 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 10,302 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10,352 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10,487 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7,129 | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 7,293 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 7,469 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 7,632 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7,600 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,423 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 7,237 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 7,107 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6,985 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,727 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 6,422 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6,431 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,544 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 6,460 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6,558 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 6,830 | +4.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 6,830 is below the median for high income countries, which is 80,236, 9% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 6,830 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,867, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in Brunei 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 | -37.8% | 14,976 | 9,311 |
| 2010 | -32.0% | 10,487 | 7,129 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,301 | 8,863 | 11,450 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,855 | 11,272 | 12,520 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,947 | 9,311 | 14,976 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,402 | 10,086 | 10,538 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,260 | 6,727 | 7,632 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,541 | 6,422 | 6,830 | 6 |
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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Brunei?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Brunei was 6,830 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 14,976 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,422 in 2020.
- How does Brunei rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Brunei ranks 183rd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release