Funding of education in Hungary
Hungary: Funding of education was 68.5 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Latest (2011)
68.5
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
18th
of 31 countries
All-time high
74.1
in 2001
All-time low
65.7
in 2008
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Hungary, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 68.5 for funding of education in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Hungary peaked at 74.1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 65.7, in 2008.
That places Hungary 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Funding of education in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.2 | — |
| 2000 | 72.5 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 74.1 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 70.4 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 73.2 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 72.1 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 70.1 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 69.6 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.4 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 65.7 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 70.8 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 65.9 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 68.5 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2 | 69.2 | 69.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.69 | 65.7 | 74.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2 | 65.9 | 68.5 | 2 |
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 funding of education in Hungary?
- Funding of education in Hungary was 68.5 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1 in 2001.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7 in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for funding of education?
- Hungary ranks 18th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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