Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Hungary
Hungary: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 65.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Hungary, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Hungary stood at 65.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Hungary peaked at 72.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2000.
That places Hungary 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.5% | — |
| 2000 | 53.1% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 53.1% | 72.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 65.2% | 71.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Hungary?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Hungary was 65.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.