Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9636 NPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9636 NPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
28th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.02 NPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9636 NPIA
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 0.9636 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 28th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.02 NPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9796 NPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1 NPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 NPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9913 NPIA | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9733 NPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9636 NPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 NPIA | 0.9796 NPIA | 1.02 NPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9883 NPIA | 0.9636 NPIA | 1.02 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- 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), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- 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 0.9636 NPIA 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 1.02 NPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9636 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 28th out of 33 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 down 5.8%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release