Tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei

Brunei: Tertiary education, academic staff was 49.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
49.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
57th
of 170 countries
All-time high
49.0%
in 2023
All-time low
14.4%
in 1987
Years of data
33
1977–2023

Tertiary education, academic staff in Brunei, 1977–2023

10203040501977200020231977: 27.1 % female1979: 27.5 % female1983: 26.6 % female1984: 25.3 % female1986: 15.9 % female1987: 14.4 % female1992: 16.8 % female1993: 17.4 % female1994: 16.4 % female1998: 27.8 % female1999: 32.1 % female2000: 33.7 % female2001: 32.9 % female2002: 33.8 % female2003: 35.4 % female2004: 36.4 % female2005: 38.8 % female2006: 39.3 % female2007: 42.7 % female2008: 42.2 % female2009: 42.3 % female2010: 45.2 % female2011: 44.6 % female2012: 46.1 % female2013: 46.6 % female2014: 47.4 % female2015: 46.9 % female2016: 47 % female2017: 47.5 % female2018: 46.7 % female2019: 48.2 % female2020: 48.1 % female2023: 49 % female

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

Annual values for Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Brunei, 1977 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 54 Malaysia 49.4% compare
  2. 55 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% compare
  3. 56 Israel 49.3% compare
  4. 58 Honduras 48.9% compare
  5. 59 Barbados 48.7% compare
  6. 60 Argentina 48.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.