Official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 2007
All-time low
6
in 2007
Years of data
19
2007–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam, 2007–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam is 6, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 6 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2007.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of 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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Brunei Darussalam was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2007.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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