Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.9971 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 0.9971 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary peaked at 0.9971 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9293 LPIA, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 32nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9293 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9863 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.992 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9949 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9956 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9948 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9952 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9968 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9961 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9955 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.997 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9965 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.996 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9971 LPIA | +0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9971 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9971 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9293 LPIA | 0.9293 LPIA | 0.9293 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9891 LPIA | 0.9863 LPIA | 0.992 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9955 LPIA | 0.9948 LPIA | 0.9968 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 LPIA | 0.996 LPIA | 0.9971 LPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary was 0.9971 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 0.9971 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9293 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hungary ranks 32nd 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 0.2%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release