Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary is 1.17 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3729 GPIA, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 39th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3729 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.545 GPIA | +46.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7409 GPIA | +35.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8962 GPIA | +21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8421 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9401 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 | +46.1% | 0.3729 GPIA | 0.545 GPIA |
| 1990 | +35.9% | 0.545 GPIA | 0.7409 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3729 GPIA | 0.3729 GPIA | 0.3729 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.545 GPIA | 0.545 GPIA | 0.545 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8185 GPIA | 0.7409 GPIA | 0.8962 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9699 GPIA | 0.8421 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 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 1.17 GPIA 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 1.17 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3729 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 39th out of 127 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 0.6%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release