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 16,014 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
16,014 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
144th
of 202 countries
All-time high
47,453 number
in 1970
All-time low
16,014 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

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1970199520201970: 47.5k number1971: 47.1k number1972: 46.4k number1973: 45.2k number1974: 43.9k number1975: 42.8k number1976: 42.2k number1977: 41.8k number1978: 41.8k number1979: 41.9k number1980: 41.9k number1981: 41.4k number1982: 40.8k number1983: 40.0k number1984: 39.1k number1985: 38.3k number1986: 38.0k number1987: 37.9k number1988: 38.1k number1989: 38.3k number1990: 38.1k number1991: 37.4k number1992: 35.9k number1993: 34.2k number1994: 32.4k number1995: 30.9k number1996: 29.6k number1997: 28.4k number1998: 27.2k number1999: 26.2k number2000: 25.4k number2001: 25.0k number2002: 24.6k number2019: 17.0k number2020: 16.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 16,014 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 47,453 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16,014 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, male (number) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 47,453 number
1971 47,058 number -0.8%
1972 46,366 number -1.5%
1973 45,223 number -2.5%
1974 43,895 number -2.9%
1975 42,756 number -2.6%
1976 42,241 number -1.2%
1977 41,843 number -0.9%
1978 41,800 number -0.1%
1979 41,917 number +0.3%
1980 41,901 number -0.0%
1981 41,395 number -1.2%
1982 40,783 number -1.5%
1983 39,968 number -2.0%
1984 39,087 number -2.2%
1985 38,345 number -1.9%
1986 37,969 number -1.0%
1987 37,914 number -0.1%
1988 38,090 number +0.5%
1989 38,262 number +0.5%
1990 38,110 number -0.4%
1991 37,351 number -2.0%
1992 35,913 number -3.8%
1993 34,210 number -4.7%
1994 32,445 number -5.2%
1995 30,865 number -4.9%
1996 29,623 number -4.0%
1997 28,375 number -4.2%
1998 27,221 number -4.1%
1999 26,208 number -3.7%
2000 25,405 number -3.1%
2001 24,980 number -1.7%
2002 24,579 number -1.6%
2019 16,984 number -30.9%
2020 16,014 number -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44,055 number 41,800 number 47,453 number 10
1980s 39,371 number 37,914 number 41,901 number 10
1990s 32,032 number 26,208 number 38,110 number 10
2000s 24,988 number 24,579 number 25,405 number 3
2010s 16,984 number 16,984 number 16,984 number 1
2020s 16,014 number 16,014 number 16,014 number 1

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 141 Republic of Moldova 19,827 number compare
  2. 142 Albania 17,892 number compare
  3. 143 Equatorial Guinea 17,538 number compare
  4. 145 Timor-Leste 15,842 number compare
  5. 146 Lithuania 14,880 number compare
  6. 147 Eswatini 14,155 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 16,014 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 47,453 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 16,014 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/