Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Brunei
Brunei: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 88.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei stood at 88.7%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brunei peaked at 89.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1971.
That places Brunei 47th out of 135 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 … lower both in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.5% | — |
| 1981 | 39.6% | +103.1% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +99.0% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 88.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 88.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.6%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 78.8% | 89.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 83.6% | 88.7% | 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 88.7% 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 89.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1971.
- How does Brunei rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brunei ranks 47th out of 135 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 down 1.0%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release