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SARAJEVO, February 5 (FENA) - At this week's session, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Information on Statistical Indicators in Education for 2022, which shows that the downward trend in the number of students enrolled in primary and secondary schools has continued.
The information was prepared by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH, which, in cooperation with institutions in the field of education and statistical institutions in BiH, monitors statistical indicators in education and annually informs the Council of Ministers of BiH.
Information on statistical indicators in education in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the year 2022 contains indicators and trends in education. It serves to assess the state of education, as well as to improve educational policies.
Every year, the Information shows data for all four levels of education, as well as financial statistics of education for the previous year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs told FENA.
As stated in that document, in the a+school year 2021/2022, there were 427 preschool institutions with 33,200 children. Compared to the previous school year, the number of children using preschool institutions increased by 5,502 children. Of the total number of preschool children, 63 percent are enrolled in public institutions, and 37 percent in private institutions.
The enrollment of children in preschool education in BiH in this period was 19.4 percent, which is significantly lower than the European average. Therefore, ensuring access and increasing coverage through preschool upringing and education are the most important priorities when it comes to this level of education.
In the school year 2021/2022, a total of 28,013 students were enrolled in the first grades of primary school, 536 less students compared to the previous year, and 24,601 teachers were involved in the teaching process, among whom 73.8 percent were women.
When it comes to secondary education, in the previous school year, 108,257 students were enrolled in 313 secondary schools, which is 2,147 students less compared to the previous school year.
In the academic year 2021/2022, a total of 76,028 students were enrolled in the first cycle of higher education studies, including short cycle and integrated studies, in the winter semester, of which 65,561 students were enrolled in all years of study, and 10,467 were graduate students.
Compared to the previous school year, the number of enrolled students decreased by 2,315.
In 2021, 12,324 students graduated, which is 967 fewer students than in 2020, according to data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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