Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9509 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.9509 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.9668 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8064 GPIA, in 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 74th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.8064 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.8126 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8515 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8558 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8633 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8574 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.871 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8661 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8945 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8956 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9319 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8899 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9409 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.941 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9668 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9509 GPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8095 GPIA | 0.8064 GPIA | 0.8126 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8777 GPIA | 0.8515 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9499 GPIA | 0.9409 GPIA | 0.9668 GPIA | 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.9509 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9668 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8064 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 74th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release