Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 28.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 28.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 28.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2014.
Hungary ranks 20th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.7% | 24.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.5% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 17 Luxembourg 29.7% compare
- 18 Slovak Republic 29.6% compare
- 19 Spain 28.7% compare
- 21 Slovenia, Republic of 27.9% compare
- 22 Germany 26.3% compare
- 23 Armenia, Republic of 26.1% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (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 28.2% 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 28.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 20th out of 40 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 up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release