Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 12.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 192 countries
All-time high
12.33
in 2021
All-time low
9.48
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Hungary, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 12.33 for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Hungary peaked at 12.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.48, in 1990.
Hungary ranks 39th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.48 | — |
| 1991 | 9.55 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 9.62 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.69 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.76 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.83 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.89 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 9.96 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.03 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 10.1 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 10.17 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.24 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.39 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10.54 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.68 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.83 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.07 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 11.32 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.56 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11.81 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.88 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.92 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 11.84 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 12.01 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.77 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.85 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.89 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.98 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.07 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.16 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.25 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 12.33 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12.33 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.33 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.79 | 9.48 | 10.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.86 | 10.17 | 11.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.94 | 11.77 | 12.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.31 | 12.25 | 12.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Hungary?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Hungary was 12.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.33 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.48 in 1990.
- How does Hungary rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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