School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Brunei
Brunei: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 1.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brunei 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 peaked at 2.12 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5524 years, in 1978.
Brunei 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 (years) (expectancy) in Brunei, 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% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.96 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.49 years, 79% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.96 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.98 years, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 | +130.8% | 0.5524 years | 1.27 years |
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
- 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
- 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Brunei 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5524 years in 1978.
- How does Brunei rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Brunei ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release