Academic freedom index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Academic freedom index was 0.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.75
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
67th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.775
in 2022
All-time low
0.082
in 1942
Years of data
107
1919–2025
Academic freedom index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.75 for academic freedom index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, academic freedom index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.775 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.082, in 1942.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 107 years of available data.
Academic freedom index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.432 | — |
| 1920 | 0.433 | +0.2% |
| 1921 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.434 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.431 | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.431 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.425 | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.414 | -2.6% |
| 1931 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.428 | +3.4% |
| 1933 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.187 | -56.3% |
| 1941 | 0.085 | -54.5% |
| 1942 | 0.082 | -3.5% |
| 1943 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.087 | +6.1% |
| 1946 | 0.248 | +185.1% |
| 1947 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.294 | +18.5% |
| 1950 | 0.306 | +4.1% |
| 1951 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.313 | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.314 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.287 | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.333 | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 0.355 | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.366 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.377 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.378 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.378 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.382 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.393 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +37.4% |
| 1991 | 0.535 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.698 | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.719 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.722 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.73 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.733 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.731 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.734 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.725 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.729 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.764 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.759 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.766 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.737 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.752 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.775 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.765 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.724 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.75 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.432 | 0.432 | 0.432 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4323 | 0.425 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4252 | 0.414 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1643 | 0.082 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3102 | 0.306 | 0.313 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3132 | 0.287 | 0.333 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3638 | 0.355 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3801 | 0.366 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6768 | 0.535 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7328 | 0.731 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7403 | 0.725 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7505 | 0.724 | 0.775 | 6 |
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More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is academic freedom index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Academic freedom index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest academic freedom index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.775 in 2022.
- What is the lowest academic freedom index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.082 in 1942.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for academic freedom index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is academic freedom index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Academic freedom index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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