Abbreviations and acronyms

APOSO

Agency for Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education

BAM

Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Mark

BD

Brčko District

BHAS

Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

BiH

Bosnia and Herzegovina

CCC

Common Core Curriculum Based on Learning Outcomes

CEA

Competent Education Authority

ECEC

Early Childhood Education and Care

EMIS

Education Management Information System

ESCS

PISA index of economic, social and cultural status

EU

European Union

FBiH

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

HEI

Higher Education Institution

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ITE

Initial Teacher Education

MoCA

Ministry of Civil Affairs

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NESA

National Education Standards Authority

NGOs

Non-governmental organisations

PIRLS

Progress in International Reading Literacy Study

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

RS

Republika Srpska

STEM

Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics

TALIS

Teaching and Learning International Survey

TIMSS

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

TVET

Training and Vocational Education Training

UIS

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

VET

Vocational Education Training

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