Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Brunei

Brunei: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1,487 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1,487 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
101st
of 140 countries
All-time high
1,893 number
in 2014
All-time low
991 number
in 2002
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Brunei, 1998–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1998200820191998: 992 number1999: 1.2k number2000: 1.2k number2001: 1.2k number2002: 991 number2003: 1.0k number2004: 1.2k number2005: 1.3k number2006: 1.2k number2007: 1.1k number2008: 1.2k number2009: 1.3k number2010: 1.1k number2011: 1.1k number2012: 1.6k number2013: 1.6k number2014: 1.9k number2015: 1.4k number2016: 1.5k number2017: 1.5k number2018: 1.5k number2019: 1.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Brunei is 1,487 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Brunei peaked at 1,893 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 991 number, in 2002.

Brunei ranks 101st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Brunei, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 992 number —
1999 1,237 number +24.7%
2000 1,178 number -4.8%
2001 1,198 number +1.7%
2002 991 number -17.3%
2003 1,022 number +3.1%
2004 1,184 number +15.9%
2005 1,257 number +6.2%
2006 1,196 number -4.9%
2007 1,104 number -7.7%
2008 1,167 number +5.7%
2009 1,287 number +10.3%
2010 1,100 number -14.5%
2011 1,083 number -1.5%
2012 1,610 number +48.7%
2013 1,593 number -1.1%
2014 1,893 number +18.8%
2015 1,436 number -24.1%
2016 1,511 number +5.2%
2017 1,544 number +2.2%
2018 1,451 number -6.0%
2019 1,487 number +2.5%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 1,487 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,165 number, 29% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 1,487 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33,478 number, 4% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,114 number 992 number 1,237 number 2
2000s 1,158 number 991 number 1,287 number 10
2010s 1,471 number 1,083 number 1,893 number 10

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 98 Bahrain 1,687 number compare
  2. 99 Cyprus 1,536 number compare
  3. 100 Peru 1,492 number compare
  4. 102 Norway 1,478 number compare
  5. 103 Eritrea 1,461 number compare
  6. 104 Georgia 1,415 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Brunei?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Brunei was 1,487 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 1,893 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 991 number in 2002.
How does Brunei rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Brunei ranks 101st out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).