Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 95.8% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% 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 97.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2001.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st of 106 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.8% | — |
| 2008 | 82.2% | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.8% | 64.8% | 83.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 85.8% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 94.8% | 97.2% | 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 95.8% 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 97.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2001.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 51st out of 106 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release