Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 98.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary stood at 98.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 8th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.5% | — |
| 1980 | 87.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 98.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 98.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 87.3% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.2% | 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 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 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 135 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 0.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release