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Southeast Asia > Brunei > Education

BRUNEIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Duration of compulsory education 8 years [8th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 46 [46th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 148 [148th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 6% [6th of 132]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 68% [68th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 132% [132nd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 67% [67th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 188 [188th of 191]
Literacy > Female 99 % [99th of 197]
Literacy > Total population 98 % [98th of 205]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 69 [69th of 131]
Progression to secondary level 62 [62nd of 97]
Public spending per student > Primary level 111 [111st of 126]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 124 [124th of 123]
Pupils reaching grade 5 44 [44th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 150 [150th of 175]
Repitition rate > Primary level 55 [55th of 143]
School enrollment, primary > % net 25 % net ... [25th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 38 % gross ... [38th of 174]
Tertiary enrollment 86% [86th of 151]

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SOURCES: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.; Duration of primary education is the number of grades (or years) in primary education.; Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (or years) in general secondary education.; Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP, 2000-2002); Net enrolment ratio, secondary level, is the ratio of the number of children of official secondary school age enrolled in school to the number of children of official secondary school age in the population.; Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.; Girls' enrolment share, secondary level is the number of girls enrolled in secondary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in secondary school.; Overall score based upon test results of the Geography Challenge, an online geography quiz game.; This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. ; Private sector enrolment share, secondary level is the share of students in general secondary education who attend a privately managed school, regardless of whether or not the school receives subsidies from the government.; Progression to secondary level is the number of new entrants to the first grade of general secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.; Public expenditure per student, primary level is the total reported current spending by the government on primary education, divided by the total number of pupils in primary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.; Public expenditure per student, tertiary level is the total reported current spending by the government on tertiary education, divided by the total number of pupils in tertiary education, expressed as a percentage of per capita GDP.; Pupils reaching grade 5 is the percentage of children who start primary school and eventually reach grade 5.; Pupil-teacher ratio, primary level is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary education. Cross-country comparisons may be affected by such factors as the composition of teachers by part- and full-time employment.; Repetition rate is the percentage of primary school pupils who are currently enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year.; Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

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