School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei
Brunei: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.99 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei is 7.99 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei peaked at 12.46 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.99 years, in 2023.
That places Brunei 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.46 years | — |
| 1998 | 10.16 years | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 10.12 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 10 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10.42 years | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.94 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.71 years | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 10.43 years | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.85 years | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6 years | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.49 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.41 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.36 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.45 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.35 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.19 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.99 years | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.91 years | 10.12 years | 12.46 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.47 years | 9.96 years | 10.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.49 years | 8.36 years | 8.85 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 years | 7.99 years | 8.35 years | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brunei was 7.99 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 12.46 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.99 years in 2023.
- How does Brunei rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Brunei ranks 161st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release