Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.17 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.17 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8966 index, in 1981.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8966 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9056 index | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9155 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9338 index | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9587 index | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9819 index | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9944 index | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9979 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9953 index | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9912 index | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9886 index | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9915 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.02 index | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.03 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.04 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.05 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.08 index | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.12 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.12 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.13 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.14 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.15 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.16 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.16 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.17 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.17 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.17 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.17 index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9533 index | 0.8966 index | 0.9979 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.9886 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.06 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.13 index | 1.16 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 index | 1.16 index | 1.17 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 36 China 1.18 index compare
- 37 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.18 index compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 1.17 index compare
- 40 Costa Rica 1.17 index compare
- 41 Jordan 1.16 index compare
- 42 Eswatini 1.16 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1.17 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8966 index in 1981.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.