Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 86.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
86.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 2017
All-time low
84.3%
in 2022
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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam stood at 86.0%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
That places Brunei Darussalam 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 89.4% | — |
| 2018 | 84.8% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.2% | 84.8% | 89.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.3% | 88.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 93.6% compare
- 27 France 91.5%
- 28 Belgium 87.4% compare
- 30 Netherlands 85.5% compare
- 31 Costa Rica 74.8% compare
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 86.0% 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 89.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2022.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 29th out of 31 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 3.8%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release