Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina

453 indicators covering education for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 64.3% 2025 down 6.1% 111th
Population ages 0-14 12.8% 2025 down 10.0% 205th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
School enrollment, primary 101.2% 2023 up 13.1% 92nd
Primary education, teachers 9,722 2023 up 2.3% 140th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman 2024 up 18.2% 171st
School enrollment, primary, female 102.2% 2023 up 13.3% 77th
School enrollment, primary, male 100.3% 2023 up 12.8% 105th
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.49 live births per woman 2023 up 16.3% 173rd
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.49 live births per woman 2023 up 16.3% 173rd
Labor force, total 1.34 million 2025 down 10.9% 138th
Labor force, female 42.4% 2025 up 2.5% 120th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 101.2% 2023 up 13.1% 100th
Share of children who have completed primary school 99.8% 2025 up 0.2% 23rd
School enrollment, secondary 87.9% 2023 down 4.8% 116th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.3 per 1,000 2024 down 8.0% 156th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.7 per 1,000 2024 up 6.2% 148th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 up 28.6% 129th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.8 per 1,000 2024 up 33.3% 131st
Secondary education, teachers 27,426 2023 down 1.2% 114th
School enrollment, secondary, female 90.4% 2023 down 3.9% 115th
School enrollment, secondary, male 85.5% 2023 down 5.7% 118th
School enrollment, tertiary 45.5% 2023 down 11.4% 91st
School enrollment, primary, private 2.2% 2023 up 65.9% 174th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 45,241 number 2019 146th
School age population, tertiary education, male 114,229 number 2019 136th
School age population, tertiary education, female 107,257 number 2019 134th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 221,486 number 2019 134th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 92,951 number 2019 146th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 67,570 number 2020 130th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 132,561 number 2020 129th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 64,991 number 2020 128th
School age population, pre-primary education, male 47,710 number 2019 146th
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 57,579 number 1998 down 23.3% 129th
School age population, primary education, female 109,359 number 1998 down 24.3% 139th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 28,004 number 1998 down 23.0% 128th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 111,507 number 1998 down 25.9% 120th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 224,861 number 1998 down 24.5% 139th
School age population, primary education, male 115,502 number 1998 down 24.7% 139th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 229,082 number 1998 down 26.3% 120th
School age population, secondary education, female 220,562 number 1998 down 27.9% 117th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 452,910 number 1998 down 28.4% 117th
School age population, secondary education, male 232,348 number 1998 down 28.8% 117th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 117,575 number 1998 down 26.7% 121st
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2020 unchanged 68th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 54,539 number 1998 down 26.4% 134th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 28,014 number 1998 down 26.5% 134th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 26,525 number 1998 down 26.2% 135th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 2.2% 2023 up 65.9% 182nd
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 13.16 years 2023 down 3.3% 105th
School enrollment, preprimary 25.5% 2021 up 76.6% 162nd
School enrollment, tertiary, male 34.4% 2023 down 21.8% 95th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 57.7% 2023 down 3.1% 87th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.4 GPI 2023 up 11.2% 30th
Secondary education, teachers, female 17,594 2023 up 5.3% 103rd
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 10.97 years 2023 up 28.5% 70th
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 10.97 years 2023 up 28.5% 70th