Education in West Herzegovina Canton (Federacija Bosne I Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina): official figures
The West Herzegovina Canton had 64 primary schools with 7,183 pupils in the 2024/25 school year, 4.4% of the Federation's primary pupils against 4.3% of its population.
How many pupils per teacher are there in the West Herzegovina Canton?
Primary schools in the West Herzegovina Canton had 10.3 pupils per teacher in 2024/25 (700 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 West Herzegovina Canton?
The average primary school in the West Herzegovina Canton had 112 pupils in 2024/25, 3rd smallest 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 West Herzegovina Canton?
3,219 pupils attended 11 secondary schools in the West Herzegovina Canton in 2024/25, 8.3 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 West Herzegovina Canton?
Women made up 87% of primary teachers and 69% of secondary teachers in the West Herzegovina Canton in 2024/25.
Source: Federal Office of Statistics (FZS), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · saved copyHow many children are in school in the West Herzegovina Canton?
The West Herzegovina Canton had 78 primary pupils and 35 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 West Herzegovina Canton compares with other cantons in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Primary pupils per teacher (2024/25)
West Herzegovina Canton ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarajevo Canton | 12.0 |
| 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 |
Secondary pupils per teacher (2024/25)
West Herzegovina Canton ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Secondary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Zenica-Doboj Canton | 7.6 |
| 9 | Canton 10 | 7.0 |
Pupils per primary school (2024/25)
West Herzegovina Canton ranks 8 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pupils per primary school |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tuzla Canton | 158 |
| 5 | Central Bosnia Canton | 137 |
| 6 | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton | 130 |
| 7 | Una-Sana Canton | 113 |
| 8 | West Herzegovina Canton | 112 |
| 9 | Canton 10 | 87 |
| 10 | Posavina Canton | 72 |
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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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