Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 81.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 81.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 81.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1970.
That places Hungary 27th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.0% | — |
| 1980 | 24.6% | +89.4% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 53.9% | +55.2% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +6.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 81.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 81.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +89.4% | 13.0% | 24.6% |
| 1998 | +55.2% | 34.7% | 53.9% |
| 1990 | +41.0% | 24.6% | 34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 34.7% | 53.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 49.0% | 70.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 69.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 76.4% | 81.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 24 Seychelles 83.0% compare
- 25 Norway 82.9% compare
- 26 Switzerland 81.9% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 81.1% compare
- 29 Qatar 79.9% compare
- 30 Germany 79.9% compare
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 upper secondary education or in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary was 81.2% 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 81.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 27th out of 141 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 8.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release