Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.9767 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Hungary is 1 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Hungary peaked at 1 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9767 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Hungary 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9767 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9942 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9957 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 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 | 0.9991 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9767 LPIA | 0.9767 LPIA | 0.9767 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.995 LPIA | 0.9942 LPIA | 0.9957 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 LPIA | 0.9991 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 1 Canada 1.01 LPIA compare
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 France 1 LPIA compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 4 United States 1 LPIA compare
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 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 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9767 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Hungary ranks 4th 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release