Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.17 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary, 1970β2023
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (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