Bosnia and Herzegovina: Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2017 (from 46.1% to 46.06%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2017), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.48 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.33 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.15 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 72% 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 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina had the 18th highest value of the 61 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 2018 ranking

• Belize — 14th of 61: 47.17%
• Rwanda — 15th of 61: 46.87%
• Eritrea — 16th of 61: 46.67%
• Serbia — 18th of 61: 46.04%
• Lao PDR — 19th of 61: 44.91%
• Montenegro — 20th of 61: 44.55%

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

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

All 12 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 15.6% (2018)
• Andorra — 39.75% (2018)
• Armenia — 41.74% (2018)
• Austria — 43.5% (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 50.13% (2018)
• Belarus — 37.4% (2018)
• Belgium — 50.55% (2017)
• Bulgaria — 41.42% (2017)
• Croatia — 46.78% (2017)
• Cyprus — 23.35% (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 secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)?

46.06% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is up 0.76 percentage points from 45.29% in 2007. The highest value was 46.1% in 2017 and the lowest 44.71% in 2013.

How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank?

18th highest of 61 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) unusual for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

In 2018, Bosnia and Herzegovina's secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) fell 0.04 percentage points on 2017 (from 46.1% to 46.06%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2017), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.26 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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