School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Brunei
Brunei: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.99 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Brunei, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 1.99 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Brunei peaked at 2.17 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5643 years, in 1978.
That places Brunei 89th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.5643 years | — |
| 1979 | 1.29 years | +128.7% |
| 1980 | 1.36 years | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.42 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.46 years | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.58 years | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 1.57 years | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.45 years | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.49 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.76 years | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 1.58 years | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 1.61 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.69 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.75 years | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.69 years | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.73 years | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.55 years | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.77 years | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 1.76 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9 years | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.94 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.89 years | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.94 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.92 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.08 years | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 2.07 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.13 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.17 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.17 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.11 years | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.15 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.11 years | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.03 years | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.98 years | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.84 years | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.58 years | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 1.86 years | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 1.99 years | +7.1% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.99 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 years, 81% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.99 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.91 years, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 | +128.7% | 0.5643 years | 1.29 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9273 years | 0.5643 years | 1.29 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.45 years | 1.36 years | 1.58 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.64 years | 1.44 years | 1.76 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.83 years | 1.55 years | 2.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 years | 2.03 years | 2.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 years | 1.58 years | 1.99 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 86 Switzerland 2.03 years compare
- 87 Greece 2.02 years compare
- 88 Nicaragua 2.01 years compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 1.99 years compare
- 91 Cook Islands 1.98 years compare
- 92 Australia 1.96 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, female in Brunei?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Brunei was 1.99 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5643 years in 1978.
- How does Brunei rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Brunei ranks 89th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release