Bosnia and Herzegovina's primary education, teachers (% female) was 86.56% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.56 percentage points from 84% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 86.56% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 87.01% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 84% | 2013 |
| Highest | 88.16% | 2022 |
| Lowest | 84% | 2013 |
| Average since 2014 | 86.73% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 84% | 2013 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 1.61 percentage points on 2022 (from 88.16% to 86.56%).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +0.46 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.3 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.94 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.61 percentage points in 2023. 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 upward, about 0.29 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 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 10th highest value of the 37 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.56% | 2023 |
| World | 69.21% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 85.99% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 74.91% | 2024 |
Closest to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2023 ranking
- Dominica — 6th of 37: 88.95%
- Sri Lanka — 7th of 37: 87.86%
- United States — 8th of 37: 87.46%
- United Kingdom — 10th of 37: 86.44%
- North Macedonia — 11th of 37: 85.99%
- Ireland — 12th of 37: 84.48%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Primary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 86.56 |
| 2022 | 88.16 |
| 2021 | 87.62 |
| 2020 | 87.79 |
| 2019 | 87.37 |
| 2018 | 87.01 |
| 2017 | 86.68 |
| 2016 | 86.06 |
| 2015 | 85.52 |
| 2014 | 84.58 |
| 2013 |
Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bosnia and Herzegovina's primary education, teachers (% female)?
- 86.56% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 2.56 percentage points from 84% in 2013. The highest value was 88.16% in 2022 and the lowest 84% in 2013.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank?
- 10th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- In 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 1.61 percentage points on 2022 (from 88.16% to 86.56%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2022), the average change was +0.46 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.3 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 7.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TCHR.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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