Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 24.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 24.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 24.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 50th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.6% | — |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +20.6% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +8.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 24.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 24.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +27.5% | 9.2% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.5% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.8% | 24.7% | 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 24.7% 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 24.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 50th out of 129 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 up 27.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release