School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.96 years
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
95th
of 213 countries
All-time high
2.12 years
in 2014
All-time low
0.5524 years
in 1978
Years of data
46
1978–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 1.96 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 2.12 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5524 years, in 1978.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 95th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.5524 years | — |
| 1979 | 1.27 years | +130.8% |
| 1980 | 1.32 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.31 years | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.36 years | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.42 years | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.48 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.44 years | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.53 years | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.41 years | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.46 years | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7 years | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.54 years | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 1.58 years | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.66 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.64 years | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.49 years | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 1.54 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.72 years | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 1.75 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.86 years | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.85 years | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.86 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.03 years | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.06 years | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.08 years | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2 years | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.98 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.83 years | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.57 years | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 1.85 years | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 1.96 years | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9136 years | 0.5524 years | 1.27 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.41 years | 1.31 years | 1.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 1.42 years | 1.7 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.79 years | 1.49 years | 2.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 years | 2 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 years | 1.57 years | 1.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 92 Australia 1.99 years compare
- 93 American Samoa 1.99 years compare
- 94 Nicaragua 1.99 years compare
- 96 United Arab Emirates 1.9 years compare
- 97 Malaysia 1.9 years compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 1.89 years compare
More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to 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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam was 1.96 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5524 years in 1978.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release