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Brunei: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 3,425 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,425 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
169th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,503 number
in 1998
All-time low
1,924 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Brunei, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 3,425 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Brunei peaked at 3,503 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,924 number, in 1970.

That places Brunei 169th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Brunei, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1,924 number —
1971 1,968 number +2.3%
1972 2,005 number +1.9%
1973 2,041 number +1.8%
1974 2,088 number +2.3%
1975 2,157 number +3.3%
1976 2,265 number +5.0%
1977 2,376 number +4.9%
1978 2,481 number +4.4%
1979 2,568 number +3.5%
1980 2,621 number +2.1%
1981 2,683 number +2.4%
1982 2,743 number +2.2%
1983 2,799 number +2.0%
1984 2,854 number +2.0%
1985 2,911 number +2.0%
1986 2,918 number +0.2%
1987 2,939 number +0.7%
1988 2,975 number +1.2%
1989 3,028 number +1.8%
1990 3,098 number +2.3%
1991 3,134 number +1.2%
1992 3,169 number +1.1%
1993 3,210 number +1.3%
1994 3,269 number +1.8%
1995 3,356 number +2.7%
1996 3,424 number +2.0%
1997 3,476 number +1.5%
1998 3,503 number +0.8%
1999 3,493 number -0.3%
2000 3,438 number -1.6%
2001 3,445 number +0.2%
2002 3,442 number -0.1%
2003 3,432 number -0.3%
2004 3,416 number -0.5%
2005 3,395 number -0.6%
2006 3,367 number -0.8%
2007 3,327 number -1.2%
2008 3,283 number -1.3%
2009 3,245 number -1.2%
2010 3,226 number -0.6%
2011 3,163 number -2.0%
2012 3,093 number -2.2%
2013 3,031 number -2.0%
2014 2,999 number -1.1%
2015 3,022 number +0.8%
2016 3,099 number +2.5%
2017 3,219 number +3.9%
2018 3,348 number +4.0%
2019 3,436 number +2.6%
2020 3,425 number -0.3%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 3,425 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 12% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 3,425 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,187 number 1,924 number 2,568 number 10
1980s 2,847 number 2,621 number 3,028 number 10
1990s 3,313 number 3,098 number 3,503 number 10
2000s 3,379 number 3,245 number 3,445 number 10
2010s 3,164 number 2,999 number 3,436 number 10
2020s 3,425 number 3,425 number 3,425 number 1

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 166 Vanuatu 3,801 number compare
  2. 167 Maldives 3,618 number compare
  3. 168 Montenegro 3,512 number compare
  4. 170 Macao 3,355 number compare
  5. 171 Luxembourg 3,196 number compare
  6. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,057 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Brunei?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Brunei was 3,425 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 3,503 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 1,924 number in 1970.
How does Brunei rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Brunei ranks 169th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/