Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Hungary
Hungary: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 9.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Hungary, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 9.3% for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Hungary peaked at 13.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2025.
That places Hungary 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 9.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,564 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,790 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,126 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Hungary?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Hungary was 9.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Hungary ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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