Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei
Brunei: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
63rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.06 index
in 1974
All-time low
0.9953 index
in 1999
Years of data
53
1970–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei is 1 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei peaked at 1.06 index in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.9953 index, in 1999.
Brunei ranks 63rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 index | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 index | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.04 index | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.06 index | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.05 index | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.04 index | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.06 index | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.05 index | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.03 index | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.04 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.04 index | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.05 index | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.02 index | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.04 index | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.02 index | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1 index | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9977 index | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 index | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.02 index | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9953 index | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -1.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 index, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 index | 1.01 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.05 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.9953 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Brunei was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9953 index in 1999.
- How does Brunei rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brunei ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.