Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brunei
Brunei: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9746 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brunei, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brunei is 0.9746 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brunei peaked at 0.9857 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4325 GPIA, in 1971.
Brunei ranks 84th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brunei, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4325 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.6863 GPIA | +58.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9789 GPIA | +42.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9619 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9645 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9627 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9857 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9699 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9746 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4325 GPIA | 0.4325 GPIA | 0.4325 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6863 GPIA | 0.6863 GPIA | 0.6863 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9687 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9732 GPIA | 0.9627 GPIA | 0.9857 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,951 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0779 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.37 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40,924 (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brunei?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brunei was 0.9746 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9857 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4325 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Brunei rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Brunei ranks 84th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release