Hungary vs Lithuania: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Hungary
0.8%
in 2022
Lithuania
0.9%
in 2022
Hungary rank
73rd
Lithuania rank
70th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Hungary
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 73rd and Lithuania ranks 70th of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Hungary or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Hungary as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Hungary and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Hungary and Lithuania rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 73rd and Lithuania ranks 70th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release