Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Hungary
Hungary: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 86.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary stood at 86.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary peaked at 86.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 18th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +162.6% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 86.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 86.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +162.6% | 21.4% | 56.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 56.3% | 76.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 75.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 81.5% | 86.5% | 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 upper secondary education or in Hungary?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Hungary was 86.5% 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 86.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 108 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 7.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release