Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei
Brunei: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.7306 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei is 0.7306 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei peaked at 0.7306 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3579 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Brunei 135th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6457 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.6287 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5969 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5619 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.574 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4375 GPIA | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3795 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3579 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5251 GPIA | +46.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5834 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5723 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5739 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6228 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6102 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6044 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7306 GPIA | +20.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.7306 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9069 GPIA, 81% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.7306 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8409 GPIA, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +46.7% | 0.3579 GPIA | 0.5251 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6457 GPIA | 0.6457 GPIA | 0.6457 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5918 GPIA | 0.5619 GPIA | 0.6287 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5181 GPIA | 0.3579 GPIA | 0.6228 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6675 GPIA | 0.6044 GPIA | 0.7306 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 132 Qatar 0.7454 GPIA compare
- 133 Mexico 0.7453 GPIA compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 0.7413 GPIA compare
- 136 Ecuador 0.7189 GPIA compare
- 137 Montenegro 0.7116 GPIA compare
- 138 Bangladesh 0.7108 GPIA compare
More education data for Brunei
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Brunei was 0.7306 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7306 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3579 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Brunei rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Brunei ranks 135th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release