Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 90.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 90.5%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 91.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2008.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 83.6% | — |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.6% | 84.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 85.3% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 88.4% | 91.0% | 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 upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 90.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2008.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 14th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release