Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Brunei
Brunei: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled was 40,924 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Brunei, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 40,924 for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Brunei peaked at 52,763 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,974, in 1970.
That places Brunei 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,974 | — |
| 1971 | 11,801 | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 12,765 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 13,145 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 13,704 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 14,614 | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 15,946 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 16,005 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 16,410 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 16,891 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 17,441 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 17,869 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 18,734 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 19,940 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 19,904 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 20,462 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 20,295 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 25,699 | +26.6% |
| 1992 | 26,836 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 28,210 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 28,851 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 29,804 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 30,757 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 31,710 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 32,663 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 34,426 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 35,209 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 36,986 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 38,692 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 40,022 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 42,167 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 43,900 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 45,887 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 46,173 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46,826 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 48,119 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 48,724 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 49,916 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 52,396 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 51,738 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 49,009 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 52,763 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 45,589 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 44,464 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 44,079 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42,679 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 40,816 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 40,852 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 40,888 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 40,924 | +0.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 40,924 is below the median for high income countries, which is 307,015, 13% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 40,924 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162,113, 25% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +26.6% | 20,295 | 25,699 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,226 | 10,974 | 16,891 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,235 | 17,441 | 20,462 | 7 |
| 1990s | 29,884 | 25,699 | 34,426 | 9 |
| 2000s | 42,398 | 35,209 | 48,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,136 | 42,679 | 52,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,870 | 40,816 | 40,924 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 164 Guinea-Bissau 55,176 compare
- 165 Luxembourg 53,672 compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 41,660 compare
- 168 Belize 38,323 compare
- 169 Iceland 37,056 compare
- 170 Maldives 33,002 compare
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)
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Brunei?
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled in Brunei was 40,924 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 52,763 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, gaps filled recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,974 in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
- Brunei ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.