Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher was 19.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 19.2% for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2019.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 76th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.2% | — |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +39.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +70.1% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +27.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.0% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 19.2% | 3 |
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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 share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 19.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2019.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 76th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed post-secondary or tertiary education.