Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.3956 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.3956 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.4459 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3692 LPIA, in 2018.
Hungary ranks 43rd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4334 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4254 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4459 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4212 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3692 LPIA | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3755 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4253 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3808 LPIA | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3743 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3956 LPIA | +5.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.3956 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.572 LPIA, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.3956 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5581 LPIA, 71% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4118 LPIA | 0.3692 LPIA | 0.4459 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.394 LPIA | 0.3743 LPIA | 0.4253 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary was 0.3956 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4459 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3692 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 43rd out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, 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