Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9197 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.9197 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.9657 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7323 LPIA, in 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 55th of 100 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7323 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7488 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7441 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7571 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.774 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8015 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8084 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8293 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8571 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8494 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8929 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.871 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9319 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9177 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9657 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9197 LPIA | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7405 LPIA | 0.7323 LPIA | 0.7488 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8185 LPIA | 0.7441 LPIA | 0.8929 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9338 LPIA | 0.9177 LPIA | 0.9657 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.9197 LPIA 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 0.9657 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7323 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 55th out of 100 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 14.7%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release