Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary stood at 4.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 4.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2013.
That places Hungary 31st out of 57 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.9% | — |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +11.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 4.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.2%, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.1%, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 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 master's or equivalent in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary was 4.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 31st out of 57 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent 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