Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA was 0.1222 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.1222 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.9% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.3454 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1222 LPIA, in 2023.
Hungary ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3003 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.344 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2162 LPIA | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1688 LPIA | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1391 LPIA | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1869 LPIA | +34.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3454 LPIA | +84.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2793 LPIA | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1998 LPIA | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1222 LPIA | -38.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.1222 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3984 LPIA, 31% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.1222 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3821 LPIA, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2259 LPIA | 0.1391 LPIA | 0.344 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 LPIA | 0.1222 LPIA | 0.3454 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 doctoral or equivalent in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary was 0.1222 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3454 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1222 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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