Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 12.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 12.4% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 14.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +958.9% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +86.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +53.7% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -37.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +54.1% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +77.9% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | -12.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 12.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 12.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 39% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +958.9% | 0.5% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.5% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.4% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More education data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,426 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 145 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,512 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,894 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 226,755 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 141,518 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0444 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 12.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 95th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.