Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.9095 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
Hungary recorded 0.9095 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Hungary peaked at 0.9095 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7259 GPIA, in 2014.
Hungary ranks 41st of 63 countries on this measure, 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 urban gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.86 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7259 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7477 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7521 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7404 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7904 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8522 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8288 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8162 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8394 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9095 GPIA | +8.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9095 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9095 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7813 GPIA | 0.7259 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8485 GPIA | 0.8162 GPIA | 0.9095 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 0.9095 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 0.9095 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7259 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Hungary ranks 41st out of 63 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 5.8%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release