In March 2017, based on the request of USAID Mission in BiH, MEASURE-BiH conducted a desk research on main challenges in primary and secondary education in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). 

The Report Brief Overview of Main Challenges in Primary and Secondary Education in BiH, developed as a result of the desk research, provides an insight into institutional setup and legislative/strategic framework and reforms in the education sector. In addition, the Report identifies five broad intertwined areas of main challenges that education sector in BiH encounters:

1. Insufficient policy coordination and vague strategic planning;
2. Low quality and effectiveness of education and lack of systematic monitoring and evaluation;
3. Uneven and ineffective teachers’ education with insufficient focus on competencies in pedagogy, psychology, didactics, and teaching methods;
4. Relatively high total spending due to decentralization and high administrative costs coupled with insufficient funding for school infrastructure and uneven teacher salaries not tied to performance;
5. Continued struggle with implementing inclusive education.