Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Brunei
Brunei: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Brunei, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Brunei is 11.4%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Brunei peaked at 13.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2010.
Brunei ranks 125th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 5.3% | 11.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Brunei
- Imports of goods and services 52.0% (2025)
- Trade 123.6% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 19.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 3.84 billion current LCU (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 2.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 6.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 7.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 10.23 billion current LCU (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 232.21 million current LCU (2025)
- Imports of goods and services -13.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Brunei?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Brunei was 11.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Brunei ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.