Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 12.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2025.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -23.4% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 5.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.9% | 7.4% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 132nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release