Education spending in Brunei
Government spending on education in Brunei was equal to 4.4% of GDP in 2016. The value for 2016 is the highest since 1973.
The latest value for Brunei is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Brunei, 2016
4.4%
Change from 2014
+1.1percentage points
World, 2016
4.2%
Education spending in Brunei over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brunei | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | – | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 3.4% in 2014, a change of +1.1 percentage points.
- Since 1991, when it was 2.2%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2016 was 4.2%.
More for Brunei
All statistics for Brunei
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
36.4%
2023 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
94.8%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
16.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
93.3%
2015 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
3.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
3.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS