Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 34.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Hungary, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 34.0% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Hungary peaked at 34.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 46th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 22.9% | 31.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.9% | 34.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 43 Switzerland 37.3% compare
- 44 Poland 36.8% compare
- 45 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 34.9% compare
- 47 Oman 33.9% compare
- 48 Palestine, State of 32.4% compare
- 49 Grenada 31.5% compare
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Hungary was 34.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Hungary ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release