Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei
Brunei: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 91.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
91.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 2023
All-time low
88.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei, 2018–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei is 91.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Brunei ranks 33rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 89.0% | — |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.0% | 89.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.3% | 91.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brunei was 91.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2019.
- How does Brunei rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brunei ranks 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release