Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei

Brunei: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 102.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
102.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
78th
of 188 countries
All-time high
112.3%
in 2005
All-time low
102.3%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1995–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei, 1995–2019

02550751001995200720191995: 107.7 %1998: 110.7 %1999: 110.7 %2000: 109.2 %2001: 107.7 %2002: 109 %2003: 111.4 %2004: 112.2 %2005: 112.3 %2006: 112 %2007: 111.1 %2008: 110.4 %2009: 109.8 %2010: 105.9 %2011: 106.2 %2012: 106.8 %2013: 107.2 %2014: 106.1 %2015: 105.3 %2016: 106.5 %2017: 105.5 %2018: 104.5 %2019: 102.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 102.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei peaked at 112.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 102.3%, in 2019.

That places Brunei 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Brunei, 1995 to 2019.
Year % Change
1995 107.7%
1998 110.7% +2.8%
1999 110.7% +0.0%
2000 109.2% -1.4%
2001 107.7% -1.3%
2002 109.0% +1.2%
2003 111.4% +2.1%
2004 112.2% +0.8%
2005 112.3% +0.0%
2006 112.0% -0.3%
2007 111.1% -0.8%
2008 110.4% -0.6%
2009 109.8% -0.6%
2010 105.9% -3.5%
2011 106.2% +0.2%
2012 106.8% +0.6%
2013 107.2% +0.4%
2014 106.1% -1.1%
2015 105.3% -0.8%
2016 106.5% +1.1%
2017 105.5% -0.9%
2018 104.5% -1.0%
2019 102.3% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 109.7% 107.7% 110.7% 3
2000s 110.5% 107.7% 112.3% 10
2010s 105.6% 102.3% 107.2% 10

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 75 Zimbabwe 102.5% compare
  2. 76 Saudi Arabia 102.4% compare
  3. 77 Croatia 102.3% compare
  4. 79 France 102.2% compare
  5. 80 Kuwait 102.2% compare
  6. 81 Chile 102.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei was 102.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 112.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 102.3% in 2019.
How does Brunei rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Brunei ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.