Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,362 indicators covering education for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 99th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 9 2025 unchanged 140th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 35.8% 85th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 53,454 2023 down 36.7% 118th
Tertiary education, academic staff 46.8% 2023 up 11.7% 78th
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 9th
End month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 46th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 84 2023 down 52.0% 153rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.661 modelled data 2025 down 17.7% 167th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.1% 2018 146th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.2% 2018 145th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 15.4% 2023 up 134.3% 9th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 94.9% 2023 up 9.9% 113th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 66.0% 100th
Persistence to grade 5, female 98.0% 2022 up 18.5% 37th
Persistence to grade 5, male 93.6% 2022 up 13.0% 69th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.2% 2023 up 11.6% 111th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 95.9% 2023 up 9.8% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.0% 2023 up 10.0% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 0.2% 58th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 6.1% 2023 up 67.7% 52nd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 49.5% 105th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 21.9% 2023 up 107.3% 52nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.82 years 2023 up 11.0% 110th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 99.2% 2023 up 11.7% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 36th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 97.3% 2023 up 11.5% 125th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 10th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 12 2023 up 20.0% 130th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 10 2023 down 61.5% 134th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 152,280 2025 down 3.0% 141st
School age population, early childhood education, female 73,632 2025 down 2.8% 141st
School age population, early childhood education, male 78,648 2025 down 3.2% 141st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 81.2% 2023 down 17.1% 100th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 120 2023 down 22.6% 145th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 324 2023 down 38.8% 150th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.74 years 2023 up 10.9% 119th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.91 years 2023 up 11.1% 100th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 0.2% 40th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.1% 2022 up 5.6% 164th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 37.8% 2019 up 14.1% 7th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 77.2% 2019 up 3.4% 4th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 85.3% 2023 down 15.2% 102nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPI 2023 up 4.0% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 77.5% 2023 down 19.0% 101st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 down 100.0% 141st
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 up 20.0% 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 78.5% 2023 down 1.1% 109th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 95 2023 down 41.7% 143rd
Progression to secondary school, male 97.8% 2017 up 15.6% 72nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.5% 2023 down 23.1% 188th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 89,016 number 2019 down 15.6% 118th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 79.5% 2023 up 8.4% 4th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 97.9% 2023 up 10.2% 77th
Progression to secondary school, female 98.1% 2017 up 18.5% 73rd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 15,399 number 2018 up 3.8% 76th