School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 132,561 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
132,561 number
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
363,380 number
in 1979
All-time low
132,561 number
in 2020
Years of data
31
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1970199520201970: 337.5k number1971: 341.2k number1972: 340.8k number1973: 340.4k number1974: 342.1k number1975: 346.3k number1976: 352.6k number1977: 356.7k number1978: 361.1k number1979: 363.4k number1980: 362.1k number1981: 356.8k number1982: 348.2k number1983: 338.8k number1984: 331.4k number1985: 326.9k number1986: 325.2k number1987: 322.8k number1988: 321.3k number1989: 318.2k number1990: 311.9k number1991: 302.1k number1992: 287.0k number1993: 270.1k number1994: 253.9k number1995: 240.1k number1996: 229.6k number1997: 225.4k number1998: 223.8k number2019: 142.8k number2020: 132.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 132,561 number. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 363,380 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 132,561 number, in 2020.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 337,469 number
1971 341,226 number +1.1%
1972 340,765 number -0.1%
1973 340,448 number -0.1%
1974 342,109 number +0.5%
1975 346,303 number +1.2%
1976 352,645 number +1.8%
1977 356,716 number +1.2%
1978 361,092 number +1.2%
1979 363,380 number +0.6%
1980 362,110 number -0.3%
1981 356,754 number -1.5%
1982 348,189 number -2.4%
1983 338,823 number -2.7%
1984 331,404 number -2.2%
1985 326,861 number -1.4%
1986 325,152 number -0.5%
1987 322,785 number -0.7%
1988 321,318 number -0.5%
1989 318,159 number -1.0%
1990 311,886 number -2.0%
1991 302,076 number -3.1%
1992 286,996 number -5.0%
1993 270,079 number -5.9%
1994 253,875 number -6.0%
1995 240,137 number -5.4%
1996 229,559 number -4.4%
1997 225,431 number -1.8%
1998 223,828 number -0.7%
2019 142,828 number -36.2%
2020 132,561 number -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 348,215 number 337,469 number 363,380 number 10
1980s 335,156 number 318,159 number 362,110 number 10
1990s 260,430 number 223,828 number 311,886 number 9
2010s 142,828 number 142,828 number 142,828 number 1
2020s 132,561 number 132,561 number 132,561 number 1

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 126 Uruguay 145,969 number compare
  2. 127 Costa Rica 142,733 number compare
  3. 128 Kuwait 133,910 number compare
  4. 130 Georgia 129,111 number compare
  5. 131 Mongolia 129,094 number compare
  6. 132 Ireland 128,810 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 132,561 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 363,380 number in 1979.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 132,561 number in 2020.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.