Brunei Darussalam: Primary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Brunei Darussalam's primary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.17 percentage points on 2017 (from 48.4% to 48.57%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2017), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.41 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.57 percentage points in 1987. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.03 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 44% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Brunei Darussalam had the 40th highest value of the 88 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2018 ranking

• Burkina Faso — 37th of 88: 48.72%
• Bolivia — 38th of 88: 48.68%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 39th of 88: 48.6%
• Myanmar — 41st of 88: 48.56%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 42nd of 88: 48.54%
• Thailand — 43rd of 88: 48.52%

What this measures

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 47 values

Primary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Australia — 48.67% (2017)
• Cambodia — 48.14% (2018)
• China — 46.48% (2018)
• Fiji — 48.17% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 47.8% (2018)
• Indonesia — 47.77% (2018)
• Kiribati — 50.81% (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 48.37% (2017)
• Lao PDR — 48.11% (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 48.18% (2018)
• Malaysia

More education data for Brunei Darussalam

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 37,751 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 94.82% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 95.03% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.63% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 3,846 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Brunei Darussalam's primary education, pupils (% female)?

48.57% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 0.77 percentage points from 47.8% in 1970. The highest value was 48.65% in 2014 and the lowest 47% in 1999.

How does Brunei Darussalam rank?

40th highest of 88 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in primary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?

In 2018, Brunei Darussalam's primary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.17 percentage points on 2017 (from 48.4% to 48.57%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2017), the average change was +0.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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