School life expectancy, primary, male in Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.68 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Brunei Darussalam, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in Brunei Darussalam stood at 5.68 years. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 7.75 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.68 years, in 2024.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.39 years | 6.84 years | 7.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.13 years | 6.79 years | 7.48 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.87 years | 6.57 years | 7.11 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.93 years | 6.59 years | 7.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 years | 6.11 years | 6.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.68 years | 6.1 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam
- 120 Philippines 5.74 years compare
- 121 Canada 5.69 years compare
- 122 Cayman Islands 5.68 years compare
- 124 Gambia, The 5.65 years compare
- 125 Suriname 5.65 years compare
- 126 Bolivia 5.64 years compare
More education data for Brunei Darussalam
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,846 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 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)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 94.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,846 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Brunei Darussalam?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Brunei Darussalam was 5.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.75 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.68 years in 2024.
- How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 123rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release