Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4609 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.4609 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 0.5144 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.224 LPIA, in 1970.
That places Hungary 48th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Hungary, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.224 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.3719 LPIA | +66.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3987 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4349 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.446 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4783 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4863 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.502 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.501 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5144 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5085 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4442 LPIA | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4344 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4832 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4464 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4465 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4609 LPIA | +3.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.4609 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 68% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.4609 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +66.0% | 0.224 LPIA | 0.3719 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.224 LPIA | 0.224 LPIA | 0.224 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4018 LPIA | 0.3719 LPIA | 0.4349 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4795 LPIA | 0.4344 LPIA | 0.5144 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4593 LPIA | 0.4464 LPIA | 0.4832 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 0.4609 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 0.5144 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 48th out of 87 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 8.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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