Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 1.1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary stood at 1.1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8583 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Hungary 27th out of 56 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 Master's … Master rural gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8924 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.91 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9636 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9247 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9498 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9736 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8746 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8583 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +22.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.1 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.927 GPIA | 0.8746 GPIA | 0.9736 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8583 GPIA | 1.1 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 master's or equivalent in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary was 1.1 GPIA 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 1.1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8583 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 27th out of 56 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 23.2%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release