Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Hungary
Hungary: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 11.85 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Hungary, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 11.85 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Hungary peaked at 11.85 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.48, in 1960.
Hungary ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.48 | — |
| 1965 | 7.66 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 8.08 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 8.57 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 9 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.99 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 8.79 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 10.41 | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 11.2 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 11.66 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.85 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.57 | 7.48 | 7.66 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.32 | 8.08 | 8.57 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9 | 8.99 | 9 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.6 | 8.79 | 10.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.43 | 11.2 | 11.66 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.85 | 11.85 | 11.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Hungary?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Hungary was 11.85 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 11.85 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.48 in 1960.
- How does Hungary rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Hungary ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.