Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9789 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9789 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Hungary 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9789 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9924 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9977 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9977 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9989 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 22 Estonia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 24 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 26 France 1 GPIA compare
- 26 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Russia 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9789 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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