School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.49 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12.49 years
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
50th
of 197 countries
All-time high
13.78 years
in 2012
All-time low
10.72 years
in 1985
Years of data
43
1970–2019

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2019

0510151970199420191970: 11.5 years1971: 11.8 years1972: 12 years1973: 11.9 years1974: 11.8 years1975: 11.7 years1976: 11.7 years1977: 11.8 years1978: 11.7 years1979: 10.9 years1980: 10.9 years1981: 11 years1982: 11 years1983: 11.2 years1984: 11.2 years1985: 10.7 years1986: 11.1 years1991: 11.9 years1992: 12 years1993: 12.2 years1994: 12.3 years1998: 12.4 years1999: 12.6 years2000: 12.5 years2001: 12.4 years2002: 12.5 years2003: 12.8 years2004: 13.2 years2005: 13.4 years2006: 13.4 years2007: 13.3 years2008: 13.2 years2009: 13.3 years2010: 13.3 years2011: 13.5 years2012: 13.8 years2013: 13.7 years2014: 13.3 years2015: 13.1 years2016: 13 years2017: 12.8 years2018: 12.8 years2019: 12.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Brunei Darussalam recorded 12.49 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 13.78 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.72 years, in 1985.

That places Brunei Darussalam 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Brunei Darussalam, 1970 to 2019.
Year years Change
1970 11.55 years
1971 11.84 years +2.5%
1972 12.04 years +1.7%
1973 11.9 years -1.2%
1974 11.81 years -0.8%
1975 11.66 years -1.2%
1976 11.74 years +0.7%
1977 11.77 years +0.2%
1978 11.68 years -0.7%
1979 10.89 years -6.8%
1980 10.87 years -0.2%
1981 11.01 years +1.3%
1982 10.96 years -0.4%
1983 11.16 years +1.8%
1984 11.22 years +0.5%
1985 10.72 years -4.5%
1986 11.14 years +3.9%
1991 11.94 years +7.2%
1992 11.99 years +0.5%
1993 12.21 years +1.8%
1994 12.32 years +0.9%
1998 12.42 years +0.8%
1999 12.61 years +1.5%
2000 12.54 years -0.5%
2001 12.39 years -1.1%
2002 12.52 years +1.0%
2003 12.83 years +2.4%
2004 13.16 years +2.6%
2005 13.37 years +1.6%
2006 13.42 years +0.4%
2007 13.28 years -1.1%
2008 13.17 years -0.8%
2009 13.27 years +0.8%
2010 13.3 years +0.2%
2011 13.47 years +1.3%
2012 13.78 years +2.3%
2013 13.72 years -0.4%
2014 13.3 years -3.1%
2015 13.09 years -1.6%
2016 13.02 years -0.5%
2017 12.81 years -1.6%
2018 12.75 years -0.5%
2019 12.49 years -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.69 years 10.89 years 12.04 years 10
1980s 11.01 years 10.72 years 11.22 years 7
1990s 12.25 years 11.94 years 12.61 years 6
2000s 12.99 years 12.39 years 13.42 years 10
2010s 13.17 years 12.49 years 13.78 years 10

Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam

  1. 47 Israel 12.65 years compare
  2. 48 Oman 12.54 years compare
  3. 49 United Arab Emirates 12.49 years compare
  4. 51 Nepal 12.48 years compare
  5. 52 Qatar 12.48 years compare
  6. 53 Latvia 12.47 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam was 12.49 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 13.78 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 10.72 years in 1985.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,554 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.