Tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei
Brunei: Tertiary education, academic staff was 49.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei, 1977–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 49.0% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1987.
That places Brunei 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 27.1% | — |
| 1979 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 25.3% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +69.9% |
| 1999 | 32.1% | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 27.1% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 14.4% | 26.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 16.4% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 32.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 44.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.1% | 49.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei was 49.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1987.
- How does Brunei rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Brunei ranks 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.