Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.9873 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary is 0.9873 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 0.9873 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.895 LPIA, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 20th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.895 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9001 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9348 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9719 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9734 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.975 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9756 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.978 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9804 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.982 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9734 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9707 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9764 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9806 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9803 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9787 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9831 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9839 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9845 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9873 LPIA | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9873 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9794 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9873 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.895 LPIA | 0.895 LPIA | 0.895 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.951 LPIA | 0.9001 LPIA | 0.975 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9776 LPIA | 0.9707 LPIA | 0.982 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9847 LPIA | 0.9831 LPIA | 0.9873 LPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary was 0.9873 LPIA 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 0.9873 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.895 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 20th out of 95 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 up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release