School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 31,183 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31,183 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
144th
of 202 countries
All-time high
92,370 number
in 1970
All-time low
31,183 number
in 2020
Years of data
35
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970–2020

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1970199520201970: 92.4k number1971: 91.6k number1972: 90.1k number1973: 87.8k number1974: 85.1k number1975: 82.7k number1976: 81.6k number1977: 80.9k number1978: 80.9k number1979: 81.2k number1980: 81.2k number1981: 80.3k number1982: 79.1k number1983: 77.6k number1984: 75.9k number1985: 74.5k number1986: 73.8k number1987: 73.7k number1988: 74.1k number1989: 74.4k number1990: 74.1k number1991: 72.7k number1992: 69.9k number1993: 66.6k number1994: 63.1k number1995: 60.0k number1996: 57.6k number1997: 55.2k number1998: 53.0k number1999: 51.0k number2000: 49.4k number2001: 48.6k number2002: 47.8k number2019: 33.1k number2020: 31.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 31,183 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 92,370 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 31,183 number, in 2020.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 92,370 number
1971 91,616 number -0.8%
1972 90,138 number -1.6%
1973 87,778 number -2.6%
1974 85,056 number -3.1%
1975 82,710 number -2.8%
1976 81,603 number -1.3%
1977 80,926 number -0.8%
1978 80,917 number -0.0%
1979 81,202 number +0.4%
1980 81,221 number +0.0%
1981 80,282 number -1.2%
1982 79,104 number -1.5%
1983 77,554 number -2.0%
1984 75,891 number -2.1%
1985 74,499 number -1.8%
1986 73,811 number -0.9%
1987 73,712 number -0.1%
1988 74,061 number +0.5%
1989 74,405 number +0.5%
1990 74,134 number -0.4%
1991 72,694 number -1.9%
1992 69,876 number -3.9%
1993 66,557 number -4.7%
1994 63,124 number -5.2%
1995 60,045 number -4.9%
1996 57,612 number -4.1%
1997 55,230 number -4.1%
1998 53,000 number -4.0%
1999 51,018 number -3.7%
2000 49,434 number -3.1%
2001 48,573 number -1.7%
2002 47,767 number -1.7%
2019 33,063 number -30.8%
2020 31,183 number -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85,432 number 80,917 number 92,370 number 10
1980s 76,454 number 73,712 number 81,221 number 10
1990s 62,329 number 51,018 number 74,134 number 10
2000s 48,591 number 47,767 number 49,434 number 3
2010s 33,063 number 33,063 number 33,063 number 1
2020s 31,183 number 31,183 number 31,183 number 1

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 141 Republic of Moldova 38,361 number compare
  2. 142 Equatorial Guinea 34,589 number compare
  3. 143 Albania 34,344 number compare
  4. 145 Timor-Leste 31,089 number compare
  5. 146 Lithuania 29,119 number compare
  6. 147 Eswatini 28,052 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 31,183 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 92,370 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 31,183 number in 2020.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/