Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary stood at 29.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 29.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 46th out of 128 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, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.8% | — |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +76.3% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +73.3% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +7.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 29.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 29.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +76.3% | 2.8% | 5.0% |
| 1990 | +73.3% | 5.0% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 11.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 11.6% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 20.3% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.7% | 29.8% | 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 29.8% 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 29.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 46th out of 128 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 28.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release