OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has high levels of educational attainment and performs similar to other Western Balkan economies in international assessments of student learning, like the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). However, large shares of students in BiH continue to leave school without mastering basic competencies and there are signs of inequities in the learning outcomes. BiH also has limited comparable data on teaching and learning and faces considerable capacity and resource constraints. Considering collaboration across the country’s different levels of government is limited, these factors prevent the development and implementation of sustainable education reforms. This review explores some of the contextual features of education systems in BiH and highlights how a stronger evaluation and assessment frameworks can help achieve higher learning standards for all students.
Central Bosnia Canton
Central Bosnia Canton (CBC) has a GDP per capita that is similar to the average of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) (). The canton’s traditional economic sectors include agriculture and trade; there are some deposits of natural resources that support industry (BHAS, 2021[1]). In terms of surface, CBC is the fifth largest of the ten cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) and with 80.2 inhabitants per km², the population density is slightly below that of FBiH average (89.1 inhabitants per km²). The canton’s Ministry of Education, Science, Youth, Culture and Sports has filled 30 out of 40 of its staff positions, creating capacity constraints for governing education policy from the pre‑school to higher education level, as well as policies related to culture and sports. There is also a material and financial affairs section, which has nine employees in total. This profile examines the context and features of Central Bosnia Canton’s evaluation and assessment system for education and highlights policy recommendations that can help strengthen this system to improve teaching and learning.
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