Lower secondary completion rate, total in Brunei
Brunei: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 105.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Brunei, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 105.0% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Brunei peaked at 119.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1975.
Brunei ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 38.0% | — |
| 1975 | 27.2% | -28.5% |
| 1976 | 37.9% | +39.4% |
| 1977 | 38.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 36.9% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 38.4% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 42.5% | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 57.0% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 103.5% | +47.5% |
| 2005 | 102.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 103.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 105.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 105.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 119.5% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 109.0% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 104.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 106.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 107.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 101.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 100.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 101.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 103.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 108.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 105.0% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.1% | 27.2% | 38.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 45.4% | 33.9% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 57.7% | 70.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 106.6% | 102.0% | 119.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 103.0% | 98.0% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.2% | 99.5% | 108.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 109.9% compare
- 7 Aruba 107.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 106.0% compare
- 10 Albania 104.2% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 104.2% compare
- 12 Moldova 104.1% compare
More education data for Brunei
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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 lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Brunei?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Brunei was 105.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 119.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1975.
- How does Brunei rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Brunei ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.