Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7984 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary is 0.7984 LPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 0.8062 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2526 LPIA, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 41st of 103 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.2526 LPIA | 0.2526 LPIA | 0.2526 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6903 LPIA | 0.6257 LPIA | 0.7482 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7825 LPIA | 0.759 LPIA | 0.7991 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7958 LPIA | 0.7894 LPIA | 0.8062 LPIA | 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 0.7984 LPIA 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 0.8062 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2526 LPIA in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 41st out of 103 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 1.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release