Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.126 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary stood at 0.126 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 43.7% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.4228 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.126 LPIA, in 2023.
That places Hungary 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2171 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4228 LPIA | +94.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2423 LPIA | -42.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2061 LPIA | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3645 LPIA | +76.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1347 LPIA | -63.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1972 LPIA | +46.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2895 LPIA | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2236 LPIA | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.126 LPIA | -43.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.126 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.126 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2985 LPIA, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.255 LPIA | 0.1347 LPIA | 0.4228 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.213 LPIA | 0.126 LPIA | 0.2895 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.126 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 0.4228 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.126 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 29th out of 35 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 42.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release