Inequality in education in Brunei
Brunei: Inequality in education was 0.1012 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Brunei, 2011–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Brunei is 0.1012, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Brunei peaked at 0.1492 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1012, in 2022.
Brunei ranks 100th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1379 | 0.1121 | 0.1492 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1064 | 0.1012 | 0.1141 | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,846 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.73 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Brunei?
- Inequality in education in Brunei was 0.1012 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1492 in 2011.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1012 in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for inequality in education?
- Brunei ranks 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.