Brunei's adult literacy rose from 77.7 % in 1981 to 96.1 % in 2011.
Brunei's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 113.3 % in 1995 to 94.8 % in 2024.
Brunei · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
14th of 56 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific*
Brunei's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 93.7 % in 1981 to 99.4 % in 2011.
Brunei's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 65.1 % in 1985 to 91.8 % in 2023.
Brunei's tertiary enrolment rose from 3.8 % in 1987 to 36.4 % in 2023.
Brunei's children out of school, primary fell from 2,218 in 1977 to 1,438 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.3 pts29th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.9 pts59th of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.9 pts48th of 95
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs94th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs81st of 145
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- Education spendingup +1.1 pts78th of 163*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +1.5 pts121st of 157*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −2.8 %6th of 90
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