Brunei Darussalam: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

Key figures

Since 1975 it is up 19.93 percentage points from 79.25% in 1975. The World Bank has no value for 27 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2019, Brunei Darussalam's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 1.87 percentage points on 2018 (from 97.3% to 99.17%).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2018), the average change was +0.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.87 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.81 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Brunei Darussalam in the 2019 ranking

• Zimbabwe — 2nd of 8: 92.93%
• Samoa — 3rd of 8: 90.26%
• Tanzania — 4th of 8: 84.48%

What this measures

Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 18 values

Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 84.07% (2019)
• China — 99.79% (2020)
• Fiji — 94.83% (2023)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 97.59% (2023)
• Indonesia — 99.51% (2017)
• Kiribati — 89.75% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 98.9% (2023)
• Lao PDR — 82.05% (2019)
• Macao SAR, China — 99.55% (2023)
• Malaysia — 88.48% (2023)

More education data for Brunei Darussalam

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 37,751 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 94.82% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 95.03% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.63% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 3,846 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

Reading data like this

• Where to find free public data, and how to check it before you trust it — 2 min read
• Data analysis examples: 6 worked from one dataset — 3 min read
• Real change or random noise? A plain guide to reading your numbers — 2 min read

Questions people ask

What is Brunei Darussalam's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)?

99.17% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 19.93 percentage points from 79.25% in 1975. The highest value was 99.17% in 2019 and the lowest 79.25% in 1975.

Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) unusual for Brunei Darussalam?

In 2019, Brunei Darussalam's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 1.87 percentage points on 2018 (from 97.3% to 99.17%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2018), the average change was +0.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.