School age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: School age population, primary education, female was 19,507 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam is 19,507 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 20,442 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10,470 number, in 1970.
That places Brunei Darussalam 168th 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.
School age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,470 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,861 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 11,185 number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 11,443 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 11,641 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 11,809 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 12,186 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 12,625 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 13,117 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 13,640 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 14,153 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 14,595 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 15,038 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 15,463 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 15,858 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 16,221 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 16,205 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 16,216 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 16,283 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 16,430 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 16,675 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 17,031 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 17,290 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 17,507 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 17,757 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 18,098 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 18,624 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 19,174 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 19,670 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 20,000 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 20,083 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 20,224 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 20,315 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 20,350 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 20,347 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 20,320 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 20,427 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20,442 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20,374 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20,243 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 20,089 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 19,883 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19,618 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 19,297 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 18,937 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 18,595 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 18,310 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 18,283 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 18,506 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18,954 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19,507 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,898 number | 10,470 number | 13,640 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,646 number | 14,153 number | 16,430 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,183 number | 16,675 number | 20,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,312 number | 20,083 number | 20,442 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,047 number | 18,283 number | 20,089 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,507 number | 19,507 number | 19,507 number | 1 |
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- 165 Maldives 24,435 number compare
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- 167 Vanuatu 22,291 number compare
- 169 Luxembourg 18,616 number compare
- 170 Montenegro 18,259 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 17,879 number compare
More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam?
- School age population, primary education, female in Brunei Darussalam was 19,507 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 20,442 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,470 number in 1970.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.