School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.19 years in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
8.19 years
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
145th
of 188 countries
All-time high
11.91 years
in 1995
All-time low
8.19 years
in 2019
Years of data
23
1995–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam, 1995–2019

02.557.51012.51995200720191995: 11.9 years1998: 10 years1999: 10 years2000: 9.8 years2001: 9.7 years2002: 9.8 years2003: 10 years2004: 10.1 years2005: 10.1 years2006: 10.1 years2007: 10 years2008: 9.9 years2009: 9.9 years2010: 8.5 years2011: 8.5 years2012: 8.5 years2013: 8.6 years2014: 8.5 years2015: 8.4 years2016: 8.5 years2017: 8.4 years2018: 8.4 years2019: 8.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam stood at 8.19 years. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 11.91 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8.19 years, in 2019.

That places Brunei Darussalam 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.61 years 9.95 years 11.91 years 3
2000s 9.95 years 9.7 years 10.15 years 10
2010s 8.44 years 8.19 years 8.57 years 10

Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam

  1. 142 Gambia 8.29 years compare
  2. 143 El Salvador 8.27 years compare
  3. 144 Armenia 8.2 years compare
  4. 146 Austria 8.18 years compare
  5. 147 Croatia 8.18 years compare
  6. 148 Chile 8.16 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Brunei Darussalam was 8.19 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 11.91 years in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 8.19 years in 2019.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei Darussalam data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.