Hungary vs Korea: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years

Hungary
12.26
in 2022
Korea
12.12
in 2015
Hungary rank
34th
Korea rank
36th

Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years over time

  • Hungary
  • Korea
02.557.51012.5197019962022

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 12.26 against 12.12 in Korea, a difference of 0.14.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 34th and Korea ranks 36th of 124 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 7.75 5.4 2.35 Hungary
1980s 8.84 7.26 1.58 Hungary
1990s 9.48 9.27 0.2067 Hungary
2000s 11.32 11.06 0.2628 Hungary
2010s 11.86 11.88 0.0125 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years, Hungary or Korea?
Hungary, at 12.26 against 12.12 in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years between Hungary and Korea?
0.14, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Korea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Hungary and Korea rank globally for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
Hungary ranks 34th and Korea ranks 36th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hungary vs Korea: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-both-sexes/hungary/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-both-sexes/hungary/korea-rep/">Hungary vs Korea: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
124 places, 1,537 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release