Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Brunei
Brunei: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 0.9093 NPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9093 NPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.9197 NPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8677 NPIA
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.9093 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
That places Brunei 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Brunei, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.908 NPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.8677 NPIA | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8991 NPIA | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8717 NPIA | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8889 NPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9197 NPIA | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9093 NPIA | -1.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.9093 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 NPIA, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8916 NPIA | 0.8677 NPIA | 0.908 NPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8974 NPIA | 0.8717 NPIA | 0.9197 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.56 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.39 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,040 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 66 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,068 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40,924 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,751 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei was 0.9093 NPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9197 NPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8677 NPIA in 2018.
- How does Brunei rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brunei ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release