Education in Tuzla Canton (Federacija Bosne I Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina): official figures
The Tuzla Canton had 211 primary schools with 33,436 pupils in the 2024/25 school year, 20.4% of the Federation's primary pupils against 20.0% of its population.
How many pupils per teacher are there in the Tuzla Canton?
Primary schools in the Tuzla Canton had 10.1 pupils per teacher in 2024/25 (3,323 teachers), against 10.2 across the Federation.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow big are primary schools in the Tuzla Canton?
The average primary school in the Tuzla Canton had 158 pupils in 2024/25, 4th largest of 10 cantons (Federation 163).
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in the Tuzla Canton?
14,091 pupils attended 33 secondary schools in the Tuzla Canton in 2024/25, 8.2 per teacher against 8.1 across the Federation.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many teachers are women in the Tuzla Canton?
Women made up 69% of primary teachers and 61% of secondary teachers in the Tuzla Canton in 2024/25.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many children are in school in the Tuzla Canton?
The Tuzla Canton had 78 primary pupils and 33 secondary pupils per 1,000 residents in 2024/25, against 76 and 33 across the Federation.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow Tuzla Canton compares with other cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Primary pupils per teacher (2024/25)
Tuzla Canton ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Zenica-Doboj Canton | 10.3 |
| 3 | West Herzegovina Canton | 10.3 |
| 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 |
Secondary pupils per teacher (2024/25)
Tuzla Canton ranks 7 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Secondary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Una-Sana Canton | 8.7 |
| 5 | Posavina Canton | 8.3 |
| 6 | West Herzegovina Canton | 8.3 |
| 7 | Tuzla Canton | 8.2 |
| 8 | Zenica-Doboj Canton | 7.6 |
| 9 | Canton 10 | 7.0 |
| 10 | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | 6.1 |
Pupils per primary school (2024/25)
Tuzla Canton ranks 4 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils per primary school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarajevo Canton | 397 |
| 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 |
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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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