School enrollment, primary in Brunei
Brunei: School enrollment, primary was 94.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Brunei, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Brunei stood at 94.8%. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Brunei peaked at 131.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 94.8%, in 2024.
That places Brunei 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.6% | 114.1% | 131.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.2% | 111.8% | 125.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.7% | 110.2% | 116.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 116.3% | 110.1% | 122.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.6% | 103.0% | 108.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 94.8% | 102.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Brunei
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 72.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 3,846 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 95.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 237,763 (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Brunei?
- School enrollment, primary in Brunei was 94.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 131.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.8% in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Brunei ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.