Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Hungary 40th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Hungary was 0.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Hungary ranks 40th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, Doctoral 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 Doctoral or equivalent.