School age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei
Brunei: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 9,801 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,801
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 222 countries
All-time high
11,104
in 1994
All-time low
6,404
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei is 9,801, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei peaked at 11,104 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6,404, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 170th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,404 | — |
| 1971 | 6,603 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 6,786 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 6,879 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6,943 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7,018 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 7,170 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 7,373 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 7,631 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 7,902 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 8,165 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 8,398 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 8,486 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 8,483 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,453 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 8,562 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 8,707 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 8,948 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 9,277 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 9,652 | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 10,054 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 10,450 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 10,858 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 11,051 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 11,104 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11,098 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 11,055 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 11,000 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 10,875 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 10,691 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 10,499 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10,334 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10,221 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10,148 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10,090 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,034 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 9,955 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 9,840 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,929 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 9,947 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9,906 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9,776 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9,712 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9,817 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,012 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10,149 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10,243 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10,376 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,435 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10,430 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,397 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10,281 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 10,109 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9,953 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 9,849 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 9,801 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,071 | 6,404 | 7,902 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,713 | 8,165 | 9,652 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,824 | 10,054 | 11,104 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,100 | 9,840 | 10,499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,086 | 9,712 | 10,435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,065 | 9,801 | 10,397 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 167 Montenegro 11,550 compare
- 168 Suriname 10,795 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 10,652 compare
- 171 Western Sahara 9,469 compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 9,188 compare
- 173 Vanuatu 9,044 compare
More education data for Brunei
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Brunei was 9,801 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 11,104 in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,404 in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Brunei ranks 170th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release