Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary stood at 99.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% 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 1997 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 20th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary was 99.7% 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 100.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hungary ranks 20th out of 136 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 0.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release