Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 22.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
22.5%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
22.5%
in 2023
All-time low
16.1%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam stood at 22.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
That places Brunei Darussalam 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.1% | 20.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.1% | 22.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.6% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam was 22.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2017.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release