Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brunei
Brunei: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 56.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brunei, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 56.3% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brunei peaked at 63.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2022.
Brunei ranks 106th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.9% | — |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +5.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 56.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 65% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 56.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.1%, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.0% | 54.6% | 61.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 60.6% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 45.3% | 60.7% | 5 |
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brunei?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brunei was 56.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2022.
- How does Brunei rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Brunei ranks 106th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.