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 15,169 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
15,169 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
145th
of 202 countries
All-time high
44,917 number
in 1970
All-time low
15,169 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

20.0k30.0k40.0k1970199520201970: 44.9k number1971: 44.6k number1972: 43.8k number1973: 42.6k number1974: 41.2k number1975: 40.0k number1976: 39.4k number1977: 39.1k number1978: 39.1k number1979: 39.3k number1980: 39.3k number1981: 38.9k number1982: 38.3k number1983: 37.6k number1984: 36.8k number1985: 36.2k number1986: 35.8k number1987: 35.8k number1988: 36.0k number1989: 36.1k number1990: 36.0k number1991: 35.3k number1992: 34.0k number1993: 32.3k number1994: 30.7k number1995: 29.2k number1996: 28.0k number1997: 26.9k number1998: 25.8k number1999: 24.8k number2000: 24.0k number2001: 23.6k number2002: 23.2k number2019: 16.1k number2020: 15.2k 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 15,169 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 44,917 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15,169 number, in 2020.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th 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, female (number) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 44,917 number
1971 44,558 number -0.8%
1972 43,772 number -1.8%
1973 42,555 number -2.8%
1974 41,161 number -3.3%
1975 39,954 number -2.9%
1976 39,362 number -1.5%
1977 39,083 number -0.7%
1978 39,117 number +0.1%
1979 39,285 number +0.4%
1980 39,320 number +0.1%
1981 38,887 number -1.1%
1982 38,321 number -1.5%
1983 37,586 number -1.9%
1984 36,804 number -2.1%
1985 36,154 number -1.8%
1986 35,842 number -0.9%
1987 35,798 number -0.1%
1988 35,971 number +0.5%
1989 36,143 number +0.5%
1990 36,024 number -0.3%
1991 35,343 number -1.9%
1992 33,963 number -3.9%
1993 32,347 number -4.8%
1994 30,679 number -5.2%
1995 29,180 number -4.9%
1996 27,989 number -4.1%
1997 26,855 number -4.1%
1998 25,779 number -4.0%
1999 24,810 number -3.8%
2000 24,029 number -3.1%
2001 23,593 number -1.8%
2002 23,188 number -1.7%
2019 16,079 number -30.7%
2020 15,169 number -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 41,376 number 39,083 number 44,917 number 10
1980s 37,083 number 35,798 number 39,320 number 10
1990s 30,297 number 24,810 number 36,024 number 10
2000s 23,603 number 23,188 number 24,029 number 3
2010s 16,079 number 16,079 number 16,079 number 1
2020s 15,169 number 15,169 number 15,169 number 1

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 142 Equatorial Guinea 17,051 number compare
  2. 143 Albania 16,452 number compare
  3. 144 Timor-Leste 15,247 number compare
  4. 146 Lithuania 14,239 number compare
  5. 147 Eswatini 13,897 number compare
  6. 148 Qatar 13,233 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 15,169 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 44,917 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 15,169 number in 2020.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 145th 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/