Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural was 13.5% 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 13.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 13.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 43rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +183.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +6.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 13.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.0%, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 13.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.9%, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural 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 | +183.5% | 1.9% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.5% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 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 13.5% 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 13.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 43rd out of 95 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 14.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release