Lower secondary school starting age in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lower secondary school starting age was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 209 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 2010
All-time low
10 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Lower secondary school starting age in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 11 years for lower secondary school starting age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 11 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1970.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Lower secondary school starting age in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10 years | — |
| 1971 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 144 Albania 11 years compare
- 144 Algeria 11 years compare
- 144 Bahamas 11 years compare
- 144 Bangladesh 11 years compare
- 144 Barbados 11 years compare
- 144 Belize 11 years compare
- 144 Bermuda 11 years compare
- 144 Brazil 11 years compare
- 144 Bulgaria 11 years compare
- 144 Cayman Islands 11 years compare
- 144 Colombia 11 years compare
- 144 Comoros 11 years compare
- 144 Croatia 11 years compare
- 144 Czechia 11 years compare
- 144 Djibouti 11 years compare
- 144 Eritrea 11 years compare
- 144 France 11 years compare
- 144 French Polynesia 11 years compare
- 144 Gabon 11 years compare
- 144 Gibraltar 11 years compare
- 144 Hungary 11 years compare
- 144 India 11 years compare
- 144 Italy 11 years compare
- 144 Kuwait 11 years compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 11 years compare
- 144 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11 years compare
- 144 Lithuania 11 years compare
- 144 Madagascar 11 years compare
- 144 Malta 11 years compare
- 144 Mauritius 11 years compare
- 144 Republic of Moldova 11 years compare
- 144 Monaco 11 years compare
- 144 Mongolia 11 years compare
- 144 Montenegro 11 years compare
- 144 New Caledonia 11 years compare
- 144 New Zealand 11 years compare
- 144 North Macedonia 11 years compare
- 144 Poland 11 years compare
- 144 Romania 11 years compare
- 144 Russian Federation 11 years compare
- 144 Samoa 11 years compare
- 144 San Marino 11 years compare
- 144 Serbia 11 years compare
- 144 Tajikistan 11 years compare
- 144 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 years compare
- 144 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
- 144 Viet Nam 11 years compare
More education data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,755 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,722 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112,260 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6373 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 114,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,406 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.77 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school starting age in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Lower secondary school starting age in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for lower secondary school starting age?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.