Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 11 for official entrance age to lower secondary education 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, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1970.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 35th of 73 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.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10 | — |
| 1971 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 35 Tajikistan 11 compare
- 35 Monaco 11 compare
- 35 Uzbekistan 11 compare
- 35 San Marino 11 compare
- 35 Djibouti 11 compare
- 35 Albania 11 compare
- 35 Hungary 11 compare
- 35 Poland 11 compare
- 35 Russian Federation 11 compare
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11 compare
- 35 Kuwait 11 compare
- 35 Serbia 11 compare
- 35 France 11 compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 11 compare
- 35 Italy 11 compare
- 35 North Macedonia 11 compare
- 35 Malta 11 compare
- 35 Algeria 11 compare
- 35 Lithuania 11 compare
- 35 Bulgaria 11 compare
- 35 Montenegro 11 compare
- 35 Czechia 11 compare
- 35 Croatia 11 compare
- 35 Romania 11 compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 11 compare
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 official entrance age to lower secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2010.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1970.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 35th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education 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 UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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