Brunei Darussalam — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Brunei Darussalam, 1970–2016.
Education spending for Brunei Darussalam was 4.43% in 2016, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1970 to 2016. The highest recorded value was 8.79% in 1973. The lowest was 0.54% in 1980 (about 8.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.74% per year.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 77 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 45%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Brunei Darussalam sits above it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 50% since. Over the last decade (2010–2016) the figure moved up 140%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 12 of 25 economies; Fiji (4.25%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 228% in 1987.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 1st of 31 in 1970 → 63rd of 63 in 1980 → 41st of 50 in 1990 → 74th of 116 in 2000 → 119th of 130 in 2010 → 73rd of 154 in 2016.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2016
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4.43% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 2.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 3.32% | +1.5 pp |
| 2010 | 1.84% | -1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 3.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 3.83% | +1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 2.84% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 2.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 2.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.31% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.81% | -0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 3.21% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 2.65% | +1.8 pp |
| 1982 | 0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 0.75% | +0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 0.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 0.92% | -0.7 pp |
| 1974 | 1.57% | -7.2 pp |
| 1973 | 8.79% | +4.8 pp |
| 1972 | 4.04% | -1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 5% | -1.2 pp |
| 1970 | 6.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Brunei Darussalam’s Education spending in 1971?
5% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Brunei Darussalam’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2016 the series was shrinking overall: -29.1% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2016: 4.43%; 2014: 3.35%; 2012: 2.89%; 2011: 3.32%; 2010: 1.84%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.