Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 98.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary is 98.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 8th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.5% | — |
| 1980 | 87.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 87.3% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.2% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Hungary was 98.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.