The number of students in primary schools is one of the better indicators of the birth trends in one company. Socioeconomic indicators of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2024. They presented some data on interesting trends.
The average number of students per 1,000 inhabitants in the Federation of BiH is 76. The number of schools is 1.005, and the number of students 163,675. At this number of students in the Federation of BiH, there are 16,106 teachers. Estimated population of the Federation of BiH in mid-2024. Amounted to 2,144,748,
The smallest number of students in primary education in the school 2024/2025. It was recorded in the municipality of Dobretići (4.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), while the largest number was recorded in the Municipality of Centar Sarajevo (105.6 students per 1,000 inhabitants).
In the group of municipalities / cities with the smallest number of students at 1,000 inhabitants are two from the Una-Sana Canton, Posavina Canton and Canton 10.
The below-average number of students per 1,000 inhabitants have Tuzla, Unsanian and Canton 10.
Of the total number of municipalities and cities, 27 belongs to a group with an average student number.
At the level of the average, five municipalities and cities from the Herzegovina-Neretva and Zenica-Doboj, while municipalities and cities from Central Bosnia Canton.
Above the average of the student, there are 17 municipalities and cities, Tuzla and Zenica-Doboj Canton with four and canton of Sarajevo with five.
One municipality / city from the Sarajevo and Zenica-Doboj Canton, belong to a group of over 100 students (a group with the largest number of students) per 1,000 inhabitants.
Review by cantons
The number of students in primary schools in the Una-Sana Canton is 57. The largest number of students per 1,000 inhabitants are 79, followed by a dump with 77. The least student is in Sanski Most with 29 students per 1,000 inhabitants. There are only 30 students in the key to 1,000 inhabitants.
In absolute numbers, the largest number of students is in Cazin and that 3,582 and then in Bihać with 3,368 students. The least student is in Bosnian Petrovac 312.
In Posavina Canton, the number of students on 1,000 inhabitants 37, and in absolute numbers have 1,442 students in primary schools. In Orašje 41 The student goes to primary school per 1,000 inhabitants.
In the Tuzla Canton, 33,436 students go to primary schools or on average 78 students per 1,000 inhabitants. Above the average of the FBiH are Banovići (85), Doboj Istok (88), Gracanica (88), Gradačac (85), Srebrenik (87), Živinice (82), Kalesija (78). The smallest number of students in relation to 1,000 inhabitants is 46 and SAP 50.
When it comes to Zenica-Doboj Canton, the total number of students is 29,625, and the average per 1,000 inhabitants is 85. In this Canton, a large number of municipalities are above average in the FBiH entity.
Breza (91), Doboj-Jug (83), Kakanj (91), Tešanj (101), Visito (93), Zenica (87), Zavidovići (79). The worst condition is in Usora where there are only 31 students and Vares where there are 52 students. There are 73 students in Žepča per 1,000 inhabitants.
In the Bosnian-Podrinj Canton in the elementary schools in 2024. 1,973 students went, that is 92 per 1,000 inhabitants. In Foča, the number of students at 1,000 inhabitants 60, Goražde 96, and Pale 54.
The number of students in Central Bosnia Canton is 17,452 students, 72. above the federal average is only Kiseljak with 88 students, and the worst condition in Dobretićes where only 7 students were in primary school. Bad stands and the municipality of Kreševo where there are 49 students in schools in schools. In Gornji Vakuf is 56 students per 1,000 inhabitants, and in Jajce 57 per 1,000 inhabitants.
There are 75 students in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton on the 1,000 inhabitants, or 15,917 in absolute numbers. The largest number is in Citluk 92 per 1,000 inhabitants and Mostar 84 per 1,000 inhabitants. The smallest is in a flat 5 on 1,000, a 53 and Stolac 54 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The number of students in the West Herzegovina Canton in primary schools goes 7,183 students, and the average per 1,000 inhabitants is 78 students. There are 89 students in a wide hill at 1,000 inhabitants, and in the Posusje 79 students per 1,000 inhabitants.
In primary schools in Sarajevo Canton in 2024. 38,478 students or 91 per 1,000 inhabitants went. Above average in the Federation are the center of Sarajevo (106) which is mostly in the entity, then Ilidža (93), Ilijaš (91), Novi Grad (99), and is the least in Trnovo 26 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Canton 10 has 43 students per 1,000 inhabitants, or in numbers of 3,311 students. The Glamoč is 60 students per 1,000 inhabitants, Drvar 55, and the least in Bosnian Grahovo 32 and Kupres 36 students per 1,000 inhabitants, writes Clix.




