Bosnia and Herzegovina: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Key figures

Since 2009 it is down 11.35 percentage points from 12.44% in 2009. The World Bank has no value for 2 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina's children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) rose 0.49 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.6% to 1.09%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2022), the average change was −1.17 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.53 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.29 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.01 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.82 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 72% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina had the 25th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2023 ranking

• India — 21st of 29: 1.62%
• Mauritius — 22nd of 29: 1.34%
• Slovenia — 23rd of 29: 1.33%
• Czechia — 25th of 29: 0.8%
• Tunisia — 26th of 29: 0.46%
• Luxembourg — 27th of 29: 0.41%

What this measures

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in nearby economies

• Albania — 13.83% (2023)
• Andorra — 2.94% (2024)
• Armenia — 5.09% (2023)
• Austria — 1.47% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 0.03% (2024)
• Belarus — 5.48% (2024)
• Belgium — 1.68% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 5.8% (2024)
• Cyprus — 0.35% (2017)

More education data for Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 45.5% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.4 (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) — 57.65% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)?

1.09% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is down 11.35 percentage points from 12.44% in 2009. The highest value was 12.44% in 2009 and the lowest 0.24% in 2021.

How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank?

25th highest of 29 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) unusual for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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