Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population was 12.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Hungary stood at 12.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Hungary peaked at 12.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2013.
Hungary ranks 30th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Hungary, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.1% | — |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,478 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,777 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 169,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 140,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Hungary?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Hungary was 12.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2013.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population?
- Hungary ranks 30th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. 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 Master's or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.