Brunei Darussalam may be a small country with a small population but the quality of life is high. With oil and gas as the main resources, Brunei has their gasoline remarkably cheap and cost of living is low as houses are easy to find and are reasonably priced. In terms of education and healthcare, Bruneians have it easy. The education provided are of high standards as there is an improvement in the educational system structure and it can also qualify you to easily gain jobs locally and abroad as of those educations provided in the UK. Not only does Brunei offer an excellent education system, they also have great healthcare which is accessible and affordable. Brunei citizens have access to free healthcare which have been improving over the years. Both education and healthcare may be reasons to why Bruneians currently have high standards of living.
The Ministry of Education (2007) has improved the education in Brunei with a new system called “SPN21, which is the acronym for Sistem Pendidikan Negara Abad Ke-21, The National Education System for the 21st Century SPN”. With this new system which was introduced in 2008 and will be fully effective in 2012, they seek to convene the living standards and face the challenges of the 21st century. This also prepares the students as the future leaders in Brunei to be knowledgeable and highly skilled. Some of the benefits are; it gives many opportunities for students to a higher education, improves in the learning skills and achievements. Not only does this help the students for the improvement in their socio-economic development and challenges, it also assist to improve the teaching standards if their tutors. With SPN21 Brunei is predicted to have leaders with outstanding knowledge to assist with the country’s economy. Brunei also has three core points of their 2035 vision, which is to be “recognized everywhere for the