Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9967 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary stood at 0.9967 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary peaked at 1 LPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9163 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Hungary 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9163 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9902 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9939 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9973 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9974 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9964 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9973 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9973 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9967 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9984 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9982 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9958 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9967 LPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9163 LPIA | 0.9163 LPIA | 0.9163 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9982 LPIA | 0.9902 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9979 LPIA | 0.9962 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9973 LPIA | 0.9958 LPIA | 0.9984 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (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 0.9967 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9163 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 99 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 down 0.1%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release