Education in Central Bosnia Canton (Federacija Bosne I Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina): official figures

The Central Bosnia Canton had 127 primary schools with 17,452 pupils in the 2024/25 school year, 10.7% of the Federation's primary pupils against 11.4% of its population.

How many pupils per teacher are there in the Central Bosnia Canton?

Primary schools in the Central Bosnia Canton had 9.1 pupils per teacher in 2024/25 (1,918 teachers), against 10.2 across the Federation.

Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copy

How big are primary schools in the Central Bosnia Canton?

The average primary school in the Central Bosnia Canton had 137 pupils in 2024/25, 5th largest of 10 cantons (Federation 163).

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How many secondary schools are there in the Central Bosnia Canton?

8,469 pupils attended 26 secondary schools in the Central Bosnia Canton in 2024/25, 9.0 per teacher against 8.1 across the Federation.

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How many teachers are women in the Central Bosnia Canton?

Women made up 73% of primary teachers and 63% of secondary teachers in the Central Bosnia Canton in 2024/25.

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How many children are in school in the Central Bosnia Canton?

The Central Bosnia Canton had 72 primary pupils and 35 secondary pupils per 1,000 residents in 2024/25, against 76 and 33 across the Federation.

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How Central Bosnia Canton compares with other cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Primary pupils per teacher (2024/25)

Central Bosnia Canton ranks 8 of 10, highest first.

Rank	Area	Primary pupils per teacher
4	Una-Sana Canton	10.1
5	Tuzla Canton	10.1
6	Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde	10.0
7	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton	9.2
8	Central Bosnia Canton	9.1
9	Canton 10	7.3
10	Posavina Canton	6.3

Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copy

Secondary pupils per teacher (2024/25)

Central Bosnia Canton ranks 1 of 10, highest first.

Rank	Area	Secondary pupils per teacher
1	Central Bosnia Canton	9.0
2	Sarajevo Canton	8.9
3	Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde	8.7
4	Una-Sana Canton	8.7
5	Posavina Canton	8.3
6	West Herzegovina Canton	8.3
7	Tuzla Canton	8.2

Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copy

Pupils per primary school (2024/25)

Central Bosnia Canton ranks 5 of 10, highest first.

Rank	Area	Pupils per primary school
2	Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde	179
3	Zenica-Doboj Canton	161
4	Tuzla Canton	158
5	Central Bosnia Canton	137
6	Herzegovina-Neretva Canton	130
7	Una-Sana Canton	113
8	West Herzegovina Canton	112

Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copy

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Sources

Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Statistical Yearbook of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3b49f8c57d0d…)

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