Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 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 short-cycle tertiary in Hungary is 29.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hungary peaked at 29.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 46th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hungary, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +76.3% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +73.3% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.7% | 29.8% | 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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hungary?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Hungary was 29.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Hungary ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.