Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 95.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 96.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2015.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.1% | — |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.7% | 88.1% | 92.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 96.3% | 3 |
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 95.5% 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 96.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2015.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 29th out of 37 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 8.3%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release