SCHOOL SISTEM IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA

Primary education in BiH is compulsory and free for all children aged 6 to 15 years and lasts for nine years, as established by the Framework Law on Primary and Secondary Education.2 Post-primary education is also free; it is provided by general (gymnasium) and technical (vocational) secondary schools where studies last for three to four years. At the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year in BiH, there were approximately 360,000 pupils enrolled in 1,874 primary schools and 148,000 students enrolled in 306 post-primary schools.