Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Brunei
Brunei: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 427 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Brunei, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 427 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Brunei peaked at 465 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 1977.
Brunei ranks 125th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 13 number | — |
| 1979 | 14 number | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 17 number | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 24 number | +41.2% |
| 1986 | 24 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 40 number | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 46 number | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 46 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 126 number | +173.9% |
| 1999 | 160 number | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 163 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 170 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 164 number | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 174 number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 208 number | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 229 number | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 240 number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 277 number | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 293 number | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 270 number | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 313 number | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 307 number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 327 number | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 311 number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 354 number | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 428 number | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 465 number | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 452 number | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 409 number | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 427 number | +4.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 427 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 7% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 427 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,820 number, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) 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 | +173.9% | 46 number | 126 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5 number | 13 number | 14 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 22.5 number | 17 number | 25 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 83.6 number | 40 number | 160 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 218.8 number | 163 number | 293 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 379.3 number | 307 number | 465 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.56 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.39 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Brunei?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Brunei was 427 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 465 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 1977.
- How does Brunei rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Brunei ranks 125th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.