School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.06 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.06 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
82nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
14.94 years
in 2013
All-time low
11 years
in 1979
Years of data
30
1977–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, 1977–2019

0510151977199820191977: 11.9 years1979: 11 years1983: 11.2 years1984: 11.4 years1986: 11.3 years1992: 12.3 years1993: 12.5 years1994: 12.6 years1998: 12.9 years1999: 13.2 years2000: 13.2 years2001: 13.1 years2002: 13.2 years2003: 13.5 years2004: 13.9 years2005: 14.1 years2006: 14.1 years2007: 14 years2008: 14 years2009: 14.1 years2010: 14.1 years2011: 14.3 years2012: 14.9 years2013: 14.9 years2014: 14.9 years2015: 14.6 years2016: 14.6 years2017: 14.5 years2018: 14.3 years2019: 14.1 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam stood at 14.06 years.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 14.94 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11 years, in 1979.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 82nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) in Brunei Darussalam, 1977 to 2019.
Year years Change
1977 11.86 years
1979 11 years -7.3%
1983 11.21 years +1.9%
1984 11.36 years +1.4%
1986 11.28 years -0.7%
1992 12.26 years +8.7%
1993 12.48 years +1.8%
1994 12.6 years +1.0%
1998 12.9 years +2.4%
1999 13.21 years +2.4%
2000 13.18 years -0.2%
2001 13.12 years -0.5%
2002 13.23 years +0.8%
2003 13.53 years +2.3%
2004 13.89 years +2.7%
2005 14.1 years +1.5%
2006 14.15 years +0.3%
2007 14.03 years -0.8%
2008 13.96 years -0.5%
2009 14.12 years +1.1%
2010 14.08 years -0.3%
2011 14.35 years +1.9%
2012 14.92 years +3.9%
2013 14.94 years +0.1%
2014 14.88 years -0.4%
2015 14.63 years -1.7%
2016 14.59 years -0.2%
2017 14.47 years -0.9%
2018 14.3 years -1.1%
2019 14.06 years -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.43 years 11 years 11.86 years 2
1980s 11.28 years 11.21 years 11.36 years 3
1990s 12.69 years 12.26 years 13.21 years 5
2000s 13.73 years 13.12 years 14.15 years 10
2010s 14.52 years 14.06 years 14.94 years 10

Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam

  1. 79 Bulgaria 14.2 years compare
  2. 80 Seychelles 14.19 years compare
  3. 81 Sri Lanka 14.11 years compare
  4. 83 Morocco 13.96 years compare
  5. 84 Brazil 13.93 years compare
  6. 85 Fiji 13.92 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam was 14.06 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 14.94 years in 2013.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 11 years in 1979.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.