Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9642 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.9642 LPIA.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.9878 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7365 LPIA, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 50th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7365 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7939 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.809 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8284 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.827 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8476 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8622 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8768 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8807 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9199 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9133 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.943 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9166 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9652 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9641 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9878 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9642 LPIA | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7798 LPIA | 0.7365 LPIA | 0.809 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8816 LPIA | 0.827 LPIA | 0.943 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9703 LPIA | 0.9641 LPIA | 0.9878 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 0.9642 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 0.9878 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 0.7365 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 50th out of 99 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 11.8%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release