Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary stood at 100.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2017.
That places Hungary 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 3 |
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 100.0% in 2022, 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 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release