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Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Bosnia and Herzegovina: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 25.5% (2021), 150th of 176 in the world and 50th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 101.2% (2023), 83rd of 191 in the world and 27th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 100.5% (2023), 28th of 168 in the world and 10th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Bosnia and Herzegovina in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 25.5%2021 | 150/176 | 50/51 | · | 14.4%2011 | 27.3% | +11.0 ppsince 2011 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 101.2%2023 | 83/191 | 27/53 | · | 88.7% | 100.3% | +11.7 ppsince 2013 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 100.5%2023 | 28/168 | 10/47 | · | 72.4% | 96.0% | +24.6 ppsince 2013 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 87.9%2023 | 111/176 | 48/53 | · | 85.5% | 85.6% | −4.4 ppsince 2013 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 93.8%2023 | 67/168 | 32/50 | · | 111.2% | 88.1% | +21.2 ppsince 2013 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 45.5%2023 | 90/172 | 48/52 | 15.4% | 38.5% | 43.8% | −5.9 ppsince 2013 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.1%2023 | 109/178 | 17/51 | · | 10.5% | 1.8% | −9.1 ppsince 2013 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 97.0%2013 | 46/141 | 25/27 | 96.7% | · | · | +0.3 ppsince 2000 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.7%2013 | 33/148 | 19/27 | 99.8% | · | · | −0.1 ppsince 2000 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 16.92018 | 97/173 | 11/48 | · | · | 16.92018 | — | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.2%2023 | 129/184 | 42/49 | · | · | 3.0% | — | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.2%2021 | 137/179 | 33/49 | · | · | 10.2%2021 | — | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+11.0 pp25.5% in 2021
- Primary completion+24.6 pp100.5% in 2023
- Lower secondary completion+21.2 pp93.8% in 2023
- Out-of-school children−9.1 pp2.1% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment−4.4 pp87.9% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment−5.9 pp45.5% in 2023
- Youth literacy−0.1 pp99.7% in 2013
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Bosnia and Herzegovina and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Serbia | Croatia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 25.5%2021 | 63.8%2021 | 70.9%2020 | 72.9%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 101.2%2023 | 96.0%2024 | 101.2%2023 | 106.1%2023 |
| Primary completion | 100.5%2023 | 96.0%2022 | 100.5%2023 | 106.7%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 87.9%2023 | 89.8%2024 | 105.0%2023 | 93.9%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 93.8%2023 | 95.3%2022 | 100.1%2023 | 97.0%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 45.5%2023 | 70.6%2024 | 81.2%2023 | 55.2%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 2.1%2023 | 3.3%2024 | 1.8%2023 | 0.2%2023 |
| Adult literacy | 97.0%2013 | 99.3%2022 | — | 98.5%2018 |
| Youth literacy | 99.7%2013 | 99.7%2022 | — | 97.4%2018 |