Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in Brunei
Brunei: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both was 70.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
30th
of 42 countries
All-time high
70.6%
in 2023
All-time low
66.6%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brunei, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 70.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Brunei ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant both in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 66.6% | — |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 70.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.1%, 88% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.7% | 66.6% | 68.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 66.8% | 70.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.56 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.39 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,040 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 66 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,068 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40,924 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,751 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brunei?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brunei was 70.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2017.
- How does Brunei rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brunei ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release