Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.5038 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.5038 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.9083 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4915 GPIA, in 2022.
Hungary ranks 38th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9083 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.63 GPIA | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8002 GPIA | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.665 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6098 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5756 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6139 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.66 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5039 GPIA | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4915 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5038 GPIA | +2.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.5038 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.5038 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 70% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6861 GPIA | 0.5756 GPIA | 0.9083 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5398 GPIA | 0.4915 GPIA | 0.66 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 0.5038 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 0.9083 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4915 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 38th 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 44.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release