Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Brunei
Brunei: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 9.28 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Brunei, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 9.28 years for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Brunei peaked at 9.28 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.51 years, in 1990.
Brunei ranks 107th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 years | 7.51 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.48 years | 8.29 years | 8.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.98 years | 8.77 years | 9.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.27 years | 9.22 years | 9.28 years | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,846 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Brunei?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Brunei was 9.28 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.51 years in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Brunei ranks 107th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.