Unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Unemployment with advanced education was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2007–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 7.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 21.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.7% | — |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +56.7% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -8.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 7.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +56.7% | 9.9% | 15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2135 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,976 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,082 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 676.82 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 689.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,366 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 7.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).