School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Brunei
Brunei: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
82nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 1981
All-time low
0.9816 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
43
1970–2023
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei stood at 1.03 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9816 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Brunei 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9816 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9837 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9847 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.13 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9816 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More education data for Brunei
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,040 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 66 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,068 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40,924 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,751 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9816 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Brunei rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brunei ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release