Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 16.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.4%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
28th
of 33 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2019
All-time low
12.7%
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
Brunei Darussalam recorded 16.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
That places Brunei Darussalam 28th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- 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 16.4% 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 17.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2017.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 28th out of 33 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 28.8%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release