What is the difference in educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary between Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Korea?

1.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Korea?

10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.

Brunei Darussalam vs Republic of Korea: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary

Brunei Darussalam

88.7%

in 2023

Republic of Korea

90.0%

in 2024

Brunei Darussalam rank

46th

Republic of Korea rank

43rd

Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary over time

Brunei Darussalam
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 90.0% against 88.7% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 46th and Republic of Korea ranks 43rd of 134 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei Darussalam	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	85.1%	86.5%	1.4%	Republic of Korea
2020s	86.4%	88.8%	2.4%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, Brunei Darussalam or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 90.0% against 88.7% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
What is the difference in educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary between Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Korea?: 1.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Korea?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Republic of Korea rank globally for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?: Brunei Darussalam ranks 46th and Republic of Korea ranks 43rd of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brunei Darussalam vs Republic of Korea: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-lower-secondary-population-25-total-percent/brunei-darussalam/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-at-least-completed-lower-secondary-population-25-total-percent/brunei-darussalam/korea-rep/">Brunei Darussalam vs Republic of Korea: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Unit: cumulative
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 134 places, 1,905 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.