Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 33.6% 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 33.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 33.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 37th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +90.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 33.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 33.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.3%, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +90.7% | 8.7% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 16.5% | 24.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 30.8% | 33.6% | 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 33.6% 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 33.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 37th out of 101 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 27.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release