Hungary vs Serbia: Share of the population with tertiary education
Hungary
23.0%
in 2020
Serbia
20.6%
in 2020
Hungary rank
36th
Serbia rank
38th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Hungary
- Serbia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 23.0% against 20.6% in Serbia, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 36th and Serbia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Hungary |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Hungary |
| 1950s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Hungary |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 3.6% | 2.6% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 6.5% | 2.3% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.6% | 2.4% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 0.6% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.4% | 3.4% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 2.4% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Hungary or Serbia?
- Hungary, at 23.0% against 20.6% in Serbia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Hungary and Serbia?
- 2.4%, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Serbia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Hungary and Serbia rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 36th and Serbia ranks 38th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.