Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 1.01 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9413 index, in 1981.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9413 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9453 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9498 index | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9536 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9569 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9604 index | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9634 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9667 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9701 index | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9733 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9761 index | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9785 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9814 index | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9841 index | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9861 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.988 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9894 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9909 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9922 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9936 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9947 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9958 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9962 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9973 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9984 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9994 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9564 index | 0.9413 index | 0.9701 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.984 index | 0.9733 index | 0.9922 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9979 index | 0.9936 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 96 Sao Tome and Principe 1.01 index compare
- 97 North Macedonia 1.01 index compare
- 98 Poland 1.01 index compare
- 100 Türkiye 1.01 index compare
- 101 Republic of Moldova 1.01 index compare
- 102 Armenia 1.01 index compare
More gender data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 372.3 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 12,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 12,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 12,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 12,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9413 index in 1981.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.