Secondary education, pupils in Brunei
Brunei: Secondary education, pupils was 40,924 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Brunei, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Brunei recorded 40,924 for secondary education, pupils in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Brunei peaked at 52,763 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,974, in 1970.
Brunei ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,226 | 10,974 | 16,891 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,235 | 17,441 | 20,462 | 7 |
| 1990s | 29,448 | 25,699 | 34,426 | 6 |
| 2000s | 42,398 | 35,209 | 48,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,136 | 42,679 | 52,763 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,870 | 40,816 | 40,924 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 164 Guinea-Bissau 55,176 compare
- 165 Luxembourg 53,672 compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 41,660 compare
- 168 Belize 38,323 compare
- 169 Iceland 37,056 compare
- 170 Maldives 33,002 compare
More education data for Brunei
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,846 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 237,763 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Brunei?
- Secondary education, pupils in Brunei was 40,924 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 52,763 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,974 in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Brunei ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.