Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 89.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam stood at 89.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 90.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1971.
That places Brunei Darussalam 45th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.9% | — |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +75.1% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +78.4% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 80.8% | 90.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 84.0% | 89.7% | 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 lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei Darussalam was 89.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1971.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 45th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release