Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary is 99.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is 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 2002 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 16th out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 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 99.8% 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 2002.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Hungary ranks 16th out of 106 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release