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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 136th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 2.097 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 37.49 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
136th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 2.097Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 37.49Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 66.46Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 3.246Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bosnia and Herzegovina on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Bosnia and Herzegovina’s is from 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.097
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.097. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Southern Europe
- 0.11 Greece
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 1.812 · Montenegro 0.218 · Serbia 3.333
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Bosnia and Herzegovina’s is from 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
37.49
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37.49. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Southern Europe
- 99.93 Portugal
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 99.32 · Montenegro 84.17 · Serbia 86.21
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
66.46
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 66.46. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Southern Europe
- 98.2 Croatia
- Land neighbours
- Croatia 98.2 · Montenegro 88.97 · Serbia 82.76
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3.246
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.246. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Southern Europe
- 3.404 Serbia
- Land neighbours
- Serbia 3.404
02Over time
Which way Bosnia and Herzegovina is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina fell from 13.54 in 2009 to 2.097 in 2023; the world median went from 3.577 to 3.393.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 — 3.691 2023 2.1 3.393 2022 1.5 3.002 2021 1.6 3.330 2020 1.8 2.678 2019 — 2.758 2018 0.7 2.439 2017 2.0 2.907 2016 4.9 2.954 2015 7.9 3.052 2014 9.9 3.904 2013 11.2 3.413 2012 11.6 3.408 2011 10.3 3.626 2010 10.5 3.491 2009 13.5 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 12.3 in 2010 to 37.49 in 2023; the world median went from 86.08 to 87.61.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 37 87.6 2022 35 87.7 2021 32 87.0 2020 33 88.3 2019 31 88.8 2018 24 89.6 2017 23 87.4 2016 20 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 — 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 14 85.4 2011 13 86.2 2010 12 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 48.89 in 2000 to 66.46 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2025 66.5 64.9 2024 65.8 65.0 2023 65.2 64.2 2022 64.6 63.6 2021 64.1 62.9 2020 63.6 62.2 2019 63.0 61.5 2018 62.5 60.9 2017 61.8 60.5 2016 61.2 60.1 2015 60.5 58.9 2014 60.0 57.0 2013 59.4 54.7 2012 58.9 52.4 2011 58.3 50.9 2010 57.7 49.5 2009 57.0 48.5 2008 56.4 47.4 2007 55.7 46.2 2006 54.9 45.0 2005 54.1 43.8 2004 53.3 42.9 2003 52.2 41.6 2002 51.3 40.3 2001 50.1 39.0 2000 48.9 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld median
Bosnia and Herzegovina fell from 3.315 in 2014 to 3.246 in 2023; the world median went from 4.2 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Bosnia and Herzegovina World median 2023 3.246 3.7092 2022 2.970 4.0570 2021 4.136 4.2611 2020 3.020 4.4056 2019 4.044 4.1407 2018 3.893 4.2159 2017 2.839 4.1401 2016 4.265 4.2342 2015 3.018 4.2386 2014 3.315 4.2005 2013 — 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Bosnia and Herzegovina beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | 12th | 1.812 | 99.32 | 98.2 | — |
 Montenegro | 45th | 0.218 | 84.17 | 88.97 | — |
 Serbia | 95th | 3.333 | 86.21 | 82.76 | 3.404 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 136th | 2.097 | 37.49 | 66.46 | 3.246 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Bosnia and Herzegovina in the topic’s list.
Niue133rd
Solomon Islands134th
Philippines135th- Bosnia and Herzegovina136th
Kenya137th
Kuwait138th
Mozambique139th
04Context, no vote
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina is ahead of the world, and behind
25 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does better than the middle country measured.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.7897.43No real change since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 99.78 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 165 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2198.6589.21No real change since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 98.65 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 164 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.9080.529No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.908 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.6698.22No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 99.66 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9996.9993.99No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 96.99 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 59th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93310.979.933▲ Improved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10.97 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 70th of 193 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.750.619▲ Improved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.75 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 67th of 176 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7672.0565.76No real change since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 72.05 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 95 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32416.13414.32▼ Worsened since 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 416.13 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 84th of 172 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95705.16701.95No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 705.16 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 145 · derived.
Behind the world median8
Statistics on which Bosnia and Herzegovina does worse than the middle country measured.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4470.446No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.447 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 75th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.8027.941▼ Worsened since 2017
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 7.802 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 90th of 172 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.1613.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 13.16 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 105th of 195 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.837.5943.8No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 37.59 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.942.4448.9No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 42.44 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5946.3258.59No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46.32 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8611.2819.86▲ Improved since 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 11.28 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 64th of 90 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1890.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 0.189 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 66th of 84 · derived.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.345.9835.3Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 45.98 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1752.4938.17No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 52.49 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27919.975.279Moved since 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 19.97 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.9295.601Moved since 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5.929 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2403,1042,240Moved since 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,104 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 222No earlier reading
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3521.2834.35Moved since 2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 21.28 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
No current reading for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2023), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2018), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2023), Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age (last 2023), Out-of-School Rate, Primary (last 2023), Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2023), PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate (last 2012), Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, School Life Expectancy (last 2023), Secondary School Enrolment (last 2023) and Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture33rd of 1844/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality31st of 1593/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 41st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing52nd of 2003/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital60th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation61st of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 86th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties102nd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade100th of 1772/4 keys
- Gender & Equality104th of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 118th of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability117th of 1863/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology130th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge136th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Bosnia and Herzegovina can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
Greece2nd3/4 keysThis page
Bosnia and Herzegovina136th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Bosnia and Herzegovina on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank on education & knowledge?
Bosnia and Herzegovina is placed 136th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
2.097 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
37.49 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina compare with Serbia on education & knowledge?
Serbia is placed 95th of 198, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 136th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Serbia 3.333, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.097; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Serbia 86.21, Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.49; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Serbia 82.76, Bosnia and Herzegovina 66.46; Government Spending on Education: Serbia 3.404, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.246.
How have Bosnia and Herzegovina’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 13.54 in 2009 to 2.097 in 2023; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 12.3 in 2010 to 37.49 in 2023; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 48.89 in 2000 to 66.46 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 3.315 in 2014 to 3.246 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
No current reading is published for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, School Life Expectancy, Secondary School Enrolment and Tertiary Enrolment Ratio. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 25 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (banner) — Goran Anđelić Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/education