Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,362 indicators covering education for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, teachers 64.2% 2023 up 6.6% 73rd
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 9 2025 unchanged 101st
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 60th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 38.1% 2023 up 155.4% 76th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2018 up 1.6% 77th
Over-age students, primary, male 4.1% 2018 down 79.7% 113th
Over-age students, primary, female 3.6% 2018 down 81.9% 112th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 index 2021 up 0.0% 63rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 83rd
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2018 down 12.9% 154th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 22 2023 down 38.9% 138th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 20 2023 up 185.7% 143rd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 95.6% 2018 down 3.2% 93rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 17 2023 up 13.3% 147th
Progression to secondary school 97.9% 2017 up 17.0% 75th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 up 11.6% 53rd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 25.0% 148th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 255,567 2025 down 20.8% 141st
Population of compulsory school age, female 123,246 2025 down 20.8% 141st
Population of compulsory school age, male 132,321 2025 down 20.7% 141st
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 118,819 2023 down 16.5% 132nd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 133rd
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 24.9% 2023 down 1.5% 9th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 33,455 2025 down 10.5% 123rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 16,091 2025 down 10.1% 124th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 17,364 2025 down 10.8% 122nd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 57,778 2023 down 17.0% 132nd
Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 24.0% 2023 up 0.1% 6th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 25.7% 2023 down 2.8% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 18 2023 up 28.6% 146th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 10 2023 down 23.1% 146th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 14 2023 unchanged 149th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 18 2023 up 12.5% 144th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 61,041 2023 down 16.1% 131st
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 3.2% 2023 down 2.1% 137th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 7 2023 down 66.7% 151st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 19 2023 down 17.4% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 66.2% 91st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.2% 2025 down 61.0% 128th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.9% 2025 down 61.8% 128th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.5% 2025 down 59.8% 120th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 18.1% 2025 down 2.7% 102nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 16.0% 2025 down 2.4% 101st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 20.1% 2025 down 2.4% 102nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 4.9% 2025 down 18.3% 95th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.9% 2025 down 26.4% 99th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 5.9% 2025 down 10.6% 93rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.796 modelled data 2025 down 0.0% 139th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 107,936 2023 down 35.2% 118th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.9349 GPIA 2023 up 3.0% 34th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.2% 2023 down 2.1% 135th
Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2018 down 0.3% 105th
Inequality in education 0.1012 2023 down 51.3% 99th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 down 59.5% 151st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 54,482 2023 down 33.8% 117th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8286 modelled data 2025 down 5.2% 134th