Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4005 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4005 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
52nd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.4565 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.224 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.4005 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 0.4565 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.224 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Hungary 52nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.224 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3329 LPIA | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3942 LPIA | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.42 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3965 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.366 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4051 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4042 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.394 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4003 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4359 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4476 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4452 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4402 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4565 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4351 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3785 LPIA | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3816 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4328 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3892 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3823 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4005 LPIA | +4.8% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.4005 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.4005 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.224 LPIA | 0.224 LPIA | 0.224 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3891 LPIA | 0.3329 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4245 LPIA | 0.3785 LPIA | 0.4565 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4012 LPIA | 0.3823 LPIA | 0.4328 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary was 0.4005 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4565 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.224 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 52nd out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release