Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master urban s was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Hungary, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary is 16.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 16.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2013.
That places Hungary 23rd out of 65 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 urban s in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +6.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 16.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.6%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 16.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.7%, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 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 16.1% 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 16.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2013.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 23rd out of 65 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 76.2%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release