Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 98.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 98.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2006.
That places Hungary 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96.6% | — |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 97.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.8% | 98.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.9% | 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 98.9% 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 98.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2006.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 10th out of 37 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 2.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release