Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 98.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary stood at 98.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 99.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2021.
Hungary ranks 26th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.6% | — |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 2 |
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 completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Hungary was 98.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- How does Hungary rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 26th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release