Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 21.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.9%
Change on year
up 44.9%
World rank
23rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
21.9%
in 2022
All-time low
10.4%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 21.9% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.9% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 23rd of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 14.2% | — |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +34.9% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 15.1% | 21.9% | 2 |
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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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 21.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2018.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release