School enrollment, preprimary in Brunei
Brunei: School enrollment, preprimary was 63.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Brunei, 1978–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Brunei stood at 63.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Brunei peaked at 70.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1978.
Brunei ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 16.5% | — |
| 1979 | 38.6% | +133.1% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 41.8% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 44.1% | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 46.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 51.1% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 52.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 54.8% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 63.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 68% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 63.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.4%, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +133.1% | 16.5% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5% | 16.5% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 40.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 46.8% | 57.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 46.9% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 63.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Brunei?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Brunei was 63.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1978.
- How does Brunei rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Brunei ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.