Brunei vs Laos: Duration of compulsory education

Brunei
9 years
in 2025
Laos
9 years
in 2025
Brunei rank
120th
Laos rank
120th

Duration of compulsory education over time

  • Brunei
  • Laos
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 9 years against 9 years in Laos, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 120th and Laos ranks 120th of 205 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Duration of compulsory education
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,383 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.