School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.94 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Brunei Darussalam, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brunei Darussalam recorded 7.94 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 11.54 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.94 years, in 2023.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 160th of 200 countries on this measure, 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, male in Brunei Darussalam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.54 years | — |
| 1998 | 9.84 years | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 9.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.88 years | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.03 years | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 10.33 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 10.56 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.86 years | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.65 years | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.37 years | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6 years | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 8.37 years | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.29 years | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.26 years | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.18 years | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.16 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.25 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.19 years | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.25 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.11 years | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.94 years | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.45 years | 9.84 years | 11.54 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.41 years | 9.8 years | 10.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.28 years | 8.16 years | 8.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 years | 7.94 years | 8.25 years | 4 |
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More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7,631 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.79 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5,579 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 19.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Brunei Darussalam?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Brunei Darussalam was 7.94 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.54 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 years in 2023.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 160th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release