Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei
Brunei: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 88.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei is 88.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei peaked at 89.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1971.
Brunei ranks 46th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.5% | — |
| 1981 | 39.6% | +103.1% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +99.0% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 78.8% | 89.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 83.6% | 88.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,991 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 855 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7,631 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,579 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brunei was 88.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1971.
- How does Brunei rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Brunei ranks 46th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.