Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 26.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary stood at 26.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 26.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2013.
That places Hungary 33rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.4% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +6.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 26.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 26.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.4% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.1% | 26.4% | 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 26.4% 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 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2013.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 33rd out of 112 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 35.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release