Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9946 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9946 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9953 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.9337 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
18
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.9946 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 0.9953 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9337 GPIA, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9601 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9337 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9495 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9918 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9814 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9832 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9847 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9898 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9913 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.993 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9601 GPIA | 0.9601 GPIA | 0.9601 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9584 GPIA | 0.9337 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9895 GPIA | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9933 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9946 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 23 Germany 0.9959 GPIA compare
- 24 South Africa 0.9956 GPIA compare
- 25 Bulgaria 0.9949 GPIA compare
- 27 Republic of Moldova 0.9942 GPIA compare
- 28 Lithuania 0.9942 GPIA compare
- 29 Switzerland 0.9939 GPIA compare
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary was 0.9946 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9953 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9337 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release