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Bilingual education in Brunei: the evolution of the Brunei approach to
bilingual education and the role of CfBT in promoting educational change:
full report
Figure 8: Adult literacy rates 90 in Brunei 1991–2010 (Source: World Bank 91 )
100
Adult (15+) literacy rate (%)
95
90
85
Male
Total
Female
80
75
1991 2001 2010
Figure 9: Number of students enrolled at secondary level grouped by public and private institutions
in Brunei 1999–2011 (Source: World Bank)
6000
Enrolment secondary
5000
4000
3000
2000
Public and
private
Public
Private
1000
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Adult literacy rates, along with enrolment in secondary school, have risen since the 1990s. The rising
proportion of entries in the vocational segment at upper secondary and secondary levels can also be
seen in Figure 10 below.
90
Adult literacy rate calculated as ‘the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday
life.’ (World Bank, 2013)
91
World Bank (2013) [online: http://data.worldbank.org/country/brunei-darussalam]
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