What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Kingdom?

393, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Kingdom?

14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs United Kingdom: Children out of school, primary

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,933

in 2023

United Kingdom

3,326

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

143rd

United Kingdom rank

140th

Children out of school, primary over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3,326 against 2,933 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 393.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United Kingdom ranks 140th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21,750	31,426	9,676	United Kingdom
2010s	13,992	54,320	40,329	United Kingdom
2020s	2,528	2,411	117	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Bosnia and Herzegovina or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 3,326 against 2,933 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Kingdom?: 393, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Kingdom?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and United Kingdom rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 143rd and United Kingdom ranks 140th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.