Hungary vs Israel: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Hungary

97.2%

in 2024

Israel

97.3%

in 2024

Hungary rank

91st

Israel rank

89th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Israel currently reports 97.3% against 97.2% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 91st and Israel ranks 89th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.