Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban female in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban female was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.5% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 32nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +37.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +15.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 54% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 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 0.5% 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 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 32nd out of 49 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 20.7%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release