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Brunei: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 3,651 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,651 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
169th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3,684 number
in 1998
All-time low
2,036 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

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Brunei stood at 3,651 number.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Brunei peaked at 3,684 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,036 number, in 1970.

Brunei ranks 169th of 202 countries on this measure, 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 … male than in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Brunei, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,036 number —
1971 2,068 number +1.6%
1972 2,089 number +1.0%
1973 2,113 number +1.1%
1974 2,159 number +2.2%
1975 2,246 number +4.0%
1976 2,353 number +4.8%
1977 2,489 number +5.8%
1978 2,634 number +5.8%
1979 2,756 number +4.6%
1980 2,823 number +2.4%
1981 2,897 number +2.6%
1982 2,937 number +1.4%
1983 2,958 number +0.7%
1984 2,985 number +0.9%
1985 3,042 number +1.9%
1986 3,051 number +0.3%
1987 3,077 number +0.9%
1988 3,122 number +1.5%
1989 3,181 number +1.9%
1990 3,247 number +2.1%
1991 3,311 number +2.0%
1992 3,371 number +1.8%
1993 3,432 number +1.8%
1994 3,496 number +1.9%
1995 3,565 number +2.0%
1996 3,630 number +1.8%
1997 3,669 number +1.1%
1998 3,684 number +0.4%
1999 3,673 number -0.3%
2000 3,632 number -1.1%
2001 3,610 number -0.6%
2002 3,583 number -0.7%
2003 3,547 number -1.0%
2004 3,507 number -1.1%
2005 3,467 number -1.1%
2006 3,472 number +0.1%
2007 3,465 number -0.2%
2008 3,445 number -0.6%
2009 3,413 number -0.9%
2010 3,366 number -1.4%
2011 3,310 number -1.7%
2012 3,255 number -1.7%
2013 3,214 number -1.3%
2014 3,202 number -0.4%
2015 3,232 number +0.9%
2016 3,322 number +2.8%
2017 3,451 number +3.9%
2018 3,583 number +3.8%
2019 3,669 number +2.4%
2020 3,651 number -0.5%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 3,651 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 13% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 3,651 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 12% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,294 number 2,036 number 2,756 number 10
1980s 3,007 number 2,823 number 3,181 number 10
1990s 3,508 number 3,247 number 3,684 number 10
2000s 3,514 number 3,413 number 3,632 number 10
2010s 3,360 number 3,202 number 3,669 number 10
2020s 3,651 number 3,651 number 3,651 number 1

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 166 Belize 3,969 number compare
  2. 167 Maldives 3,927 number compare
  3. 168 Montenegro 3,789 number compare
  4. 170 Macao 3,547 number compare
  5. 171 Luxembourg 3,387 number compare
  6. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,126 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 3,651 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 3,684 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 2,036 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 8.5%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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, male (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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Male 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/