Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 39.3%
World rank
66th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2001–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2019

0.20.40.60.812001201020192001: 0.362 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.951 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.429 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.387 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.312 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.345 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.438 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.29 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.439 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.637 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.504 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.702 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

In 2019, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 66th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
2001 0.4%
2007 1.0% +162.6%
2010 0.4% -54.9%
2011 0.4% -9.7%
2012 0.3% -19.4%
2013 0.3% +10.6%
2014 0.4% +26.8%
2015 0.3% -33.8%
2016 0.4% +51.2%
2017 0.6% +45.1%
2018 0.5% -20.9%
2019 0.7% +39.3%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 1.0% 2
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.7% 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 63 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  2. 64 Namibia 0.7% compare
  3. 65 Bolivia 0.7% compare
  4. 67 Serbia 0.7% compare
  5. 68 Jamaica 0.7%
  6. 69 Palestine 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 66th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed