Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 19.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 19.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 20.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2010.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 56th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.9% | — |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +55.5% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.9% | 13.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.4% | 20.0% | 4 |
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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 19.0% in 2023, 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 20.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2010.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 56th out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release