Brunei: Literacy rate: The latest value from 2021 is 97.59 percent, an increase from 96 percent in 2011. In comparison, the world average is 86.53 percent, based on data from 48 countries. Historically, the average for Brunei from 1981 to 2021 is 90.52 percent. The minimum value, 78 percent, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 97.59 percent was recorded in 2021.

Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 96.860 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 95.000 % for 2011. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 90.000 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 96.860 % in 2021 and a record low of 69.000 % in 1981. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult Female: % of Females Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data was reported at 99.710 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 99.000 % for 2011. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 99.000 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.710 % in 2021 and a record low of 94.000 % in 1981. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Youth Male: % of Males Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Adult literacy rate of Brunei Darussalam improved by 1.66% from 96.0 % in 2011 to 97.6 % in 2021. Since the 12.82% jump in 1991, adult literacy rate surged by 10.90% in 2021. Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 97.590 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.214 % for 2018. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 94.378 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.590 % in 2021 and a record low of 77.735 % in 1981. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult: % of People Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed October 24, 2022. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

97.59 (%) in 2021. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.

Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data was reported at 99.830 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2011. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 99.000 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2011 and a record low of 93.000 % in 1981. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Youth Female: % of Females Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data was reported at 98.260 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.000 % for 2011. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 95.000 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.260 % in 2021 and a record low of 85.000 % in 1981. Brunei BN: Literacy Rate: Adult Male: % of Males Aged 15 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Brunei BN: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.001 Ratio in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.000 Ratio for 2011. Brunei BN: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 Ratio from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.001 Ratio in 2021 and a record low of 1.000 Ratio in 2011. Brunei BN: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Literacy Rate: Youth Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brunei – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

Brunéi Darussalam: Literacy rate: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Brunéi Darussalam de 1981 à 2021. La valeur moyenne pour Brunéi Darussalam pendant cette période était de 90.52 pour cent avec un minimum de 78 pour cent en 1981 et un maximum de 97.59 pour cent en 2021.

非文盲率：年轻男性：15-24岁男性百分比在12-01-2021达99.710%，相较于12-01-2011的99.000%有所增长。非文盲率：年轻男性：15-24岁男性百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1981至12-01-2021期间平均值为99.000%，共5份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2021，达99.710%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1981，为94.000%。CEIC提供的非文盲率：年轻男性：15-24岁男性百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的文莱 – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics。

非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比在12-01-2021达97.590%，相较于12-01-2018的97.214%有所增长。非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1981至12-01-2021期间平均值为94.378%，共6份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2021，达97.590%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1981，为77.735%。CEIC提供的非文盲率：成年人：占15岁及以上人群百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的文莱 – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics。

性别对等指数（GPI）：非文盲率：青年15-24岁在12-01-2021达1.001Ratio，相较于12-01-2011的1.000Ratio有所增长。性别对等指数（GPI）：非文盲率：青年15-24岁数据按年更新，12-01-1981至12-01-2021期间平均值为1.000Ratio，共5份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2021，达1.001Ratio，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2011，为1.000Ratio。CEIC提供的性别对等指数（GPI）：非文盲率：青年15-24岁数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的文莱 – Table BN.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics。