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Education · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Brunei: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 63.5% (2020), 103rd of 176 in the world and 19th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 94.8% (2024), 145th of 191 in the world and 22nd of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 99.4% (2024), 39th of 168 in the world and 10th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Brunei in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 63.5%2020 | 103/176 | 19/30 | 46.9% | 67.2% | 63.5% | −3.7 ppsince 2010 | 83.2% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 94.8%2024 | 145/191 | 22/30 | 112.0% | 108.7% | 102.7% | −9.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 99.4%2024 | 39/168 | 10/26 | 116.7% | 111.8% | 104.7% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | 95.4% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 91.8%2023 | 92/176 | 17/26 | 82.9% | 101.0% | 86.7% | −10.6 ppsince 2013 | 92.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 105.0%2024 | 10/168 | 3/26 | · | 109.0% | 108.2% | +3.9 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 36.4%2023 | 105/172 | 19/27 | 13.5% | 15.3% | 27.5% | +13.0 ppsince 2013 | 63.3% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 3.6%2024 | 91/178 | 13/29 | · | 3.0%2011 | 1.1% | +2.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 96.1%2011 | 56/141 | 13/23 | 92.7%2001 | 96.1%2011 | · | +3.4 ppsince 2001 | 96.6% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.4%2011 | 44/148 | 8/23 | 98.9%2001 | 99.4%2011 | · | +0.5 ppsince 2001 | 99.1% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 9.92018 | 164/173 | 27/27 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 9.92018 | −21%since 2008 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.4%2016 | — | — | 3.4% | 1.8% | · | +1.0 ppsince 2000 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.4%2016 | — | — | 8.9% | 5.3% | · | +2.5 ppsince 2000 | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+2.4 pp99.4% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+3.9 pp105.0% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+13.0 pp36.4% in 2023
- Adult literacy+3.4 pp96.1% in 2011
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−3.7 pp63.5% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment−10.6 pp91.8% in 2023
- Out-of-school children+2.4 pp3.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Brunei and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Brunei. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Brunei | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 63.5%2020 | 87.5%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 94.8%2024 | 90.4%2024 |
| Primary completion | 99.4%2024 | 87.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.8%2023 | 80.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 105.0%2024 | 81.5%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 36.4%2023 | 38.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 3.6%2024 | 12.0%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 96.1%2011 | 95.8%2022 |
| Youth literacy | 99.4%2011 | 98.8%2022 |