Education in Federacija Bosne I Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina: official figures
The Federation had 1,005 primary schools with 163,675 pupils in 2024/25, down from 175,316 pupils in 2020/21.
How many pupils per teacher are there in the Federation of BiH?
16,106 teachers worked in the Federation's primary schools in 2024/25, 10.2 pupils per teacher; 76% were women.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Federation of BiH?
70,344 pupils attended 213 secondary schools in the Federation in 2024/25, taught by 8,736 teachers.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many university students are there in the Federation of BiH?
54,326 students were enrolled in higher education in the Federation in 2024/25, up from 51,940 a year earlier but below the 58,057 of 2020/21; 61% were women.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many students per head are there in the Federation of BiH?
The Federation had 24.2 higher-education students per 1,000 residents in 2023/24, against 21.3 in Republika Srpska.
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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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