Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 69.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary is 69.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 69.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 35.2% | 57.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.3% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.7% | 69.0% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary was 69.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 32nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release