Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.5161 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary stood at 0.5161 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.8639 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5161 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Hungary 47th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8639 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.6797 GPIA | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8371 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7032 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6232 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5891 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6316 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.648 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5717 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6802 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5161 GPIA | -24.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.5161 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.5161 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 67% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.704 GPIA | 0.5891 GPIA | 0.8639 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.604 GPIA | 0.5161 GPIA | 0.6802 GPIA | 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 0.5161 GPIA 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 0.8639 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5161 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 47th out of 59 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 40.3%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release