Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 88.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 88.1% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 88.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2017.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 54th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 84.7% | — |
| 2017 | 81.1% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.1% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.4% | 88.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam was 88.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2017.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release