Full and undivided competence in education is held by the Republika Srpska, the ten cantons in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The competent ministries of education in Bosnia and Herzegovina are:

• Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republika Srpska
• Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education, and Information Society of the Republika Srpska
• Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Una-Sana Canton
• Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Posavina Canton
• Ministry of Education and Science of the Tuzla Canton
• Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Zenica-Doboj Canton
• Ministry of Education, Youth, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
• Ministry of Education, Science, Youth, Culture, and Sports of the Central Bosnia Canton
• Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
• Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the West Herzegovina Canton
• Ministry of Upbringing and Education of the Sarajevo Canton
• Ministry of Science, Education, Culture, and Sports of Canton 10
• Department of Education of the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Also, at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the following agencies have been established:

Agency for Preschool, Primary, and Secondary Education The Agency for Preschool, Primary, and Secondary Education is an independent administrative organization in the field of preschool, primary, and secondary education. According to the Law on the Agency for Preschool, Primary, and Secondary Education ("Official Gazette of BiH" No. 88/07), the Agency is headquartered in Mostar and has two regional offices, with headquarters in Sarajevo and Banja Luka.

The Mostar office works on the development of a common core curriculum, the Sarajevo office on standards of knowledge and student achievements, and the Banja Luka office on the development of secondary vocational education and training, adult education, and lifelong learning.

The Agency is also responsible for other professional tasks in the field of knowledge standards and quality assessment determined by special laws and other regulations.

Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance The Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance was established by the Framework Law on Higher Education in BiH ("Official Gazette of BiH" No. 59/07) as an independent administrative organization. The Agency is responsible, among other things, for:

• Establishing clear, transparent, and accessible criteria for the accreditation of higher education institutions and setting norms that determine minimum standards in the field of higher education;
• Providing recommendations on criteria for licensing higher education institutions and study programs;
• Establishing quality standards, analyzing quality, providing recommendations to eliminate quality deficiencies of studies and higher education institutions;
• Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in international quality organizations in higher education;
• Providing recommendations to the competent educational authorities on the accreditation of a higher education institution or study program based on the opinion of an expert commission;
• The process and decision on accreditation and licensing of higher education institutions made by the Ministry of the Republika Srpska, cantonal ministries, and the Brčko District of BiH;
• Maintaining a national register of accredited higher education institutions, among other tasks.

Center for Information and Recognition of Documents in the Field of Higher Education The Center for Information and Recognition of Documents in the Field of Higher Education (hereinafter: CIP) was established by the Framework Law on Higher Education in BiH ("Official Gazette of BiH" No. 59/07) as an independent administrative organization. CIP is responsible for, among other things:

• Information and recognition in the field of higher education;
• Coordination and international exchange of academic staff, students, and programs in the field of higher education;
• Providing information to higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina through international networks of information centers (ENIC/NARIC networks) regarding foreign higher education institutions and programs as a basis for recognizing degrees and diplomas for further education at higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in these networks;
• In accordance with the Lisbon Convention and its accompanying documents, making recommendations to the Ministry of the Republika Srpska, cantonal ministries, and the Brčko District of BiH on recognizing diplomas obtained outside Bosnia and Herzegovina for the purpose of employment, continuing education, and exercising other rights derived from the obtained qualification, among other tasks.

Additionally, advisory and coordinating bodies for the education sector have been established at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

• Conference of Ministers of Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Council for General Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Rector's Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Coordinating Forum in the Field of Education
• Coordinating Forum in the Field of Youth of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and international partner organizations implementing projects in the field of youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Commission for Coordinating Youth Issues.