Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 89.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam stood at 89.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 89.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2017.
That places Brunei Darussalam 78th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 89.1% | — |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.9% | 89.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.3% | 89.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 75 North Macedonia 91.4% compare
- 76 Palestine, State of 90.3% compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 90.1% compare
- 79 Argentina 89.0% compare
- 80 South Africa 88.7% compare
- 81 Panama 88.0% compare
More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 94.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
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 89.9% 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 89.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2017.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 78th out of 135 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 0.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release