Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary is 97.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 97.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 14th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.2% | — |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.2% | 75.2% | 75.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 76.3% | 94.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 93.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.1% | 97.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 97.6% 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 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 14th out of 94 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 1.2%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release