Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 10.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 10.97 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 10.97 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.61 years, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.73 years | 6.61 years | 7.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 years | 7.11 years | 10.18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.81 years | 10.54 years | 10.97 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More education data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 9,722 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 10.97 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.97 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 years in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.