Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9794 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
16
1970–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Hungary peaked at 1 LPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9794 LPIA, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 6th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9794 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9953 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9964 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9993 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9794 LPIA | 0.9794 LPIA | 0.9794 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9979 LPIA | 0.9953 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 LPIA | 0.9993 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Hungary
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.32 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Hungary?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Hungary was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9794 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Hungary ranks 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release