Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9935 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9935 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.9974 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9154 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
19
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 0.9935 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 0.9974 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9154 GPIA, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 49th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9675 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9687 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9154 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9351 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9864 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9884 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9916 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9762 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9849 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9855 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9935 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9935 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9687 GPIA | 0.9687 GPIA | 0.9687 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9456 GPIA | 0.9154 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9854 GPIA | 0.9762 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9924 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 0.9974 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 lower secondary education or in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary was 0.9935 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 0.9974 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9154 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 49th out of 132 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 0.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release