Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Hungary
Hungary: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Hungary, 1820–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 97.3% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Hungary peaked at 99.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1820.
That places Hungary 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 14.3% | 13.5% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1830s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1840s | 21.9% | 20.8% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 1850s | 26.6% | 25.4% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 1860s | 32.0% | 30.6% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 1870s | 45.7% | 41.6% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 1880s | 62.2% | 58.0% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 1890s | 76.7% | 74.5% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 85.6% | 83.4% | 87.8% | 2 |
| 1910s | 72.6% | 67.6% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 52.4% | 47.3% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 1930s | 62.7% | 57.6% | 67.8% | 2 |
| 1940s | 83.2% | 78.1% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 95.9% | 93.2% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 1960s | 97.5% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 94.5% | 93.0% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.9% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.3% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Hungary?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Hungary was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1820.
- How does Hungary rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.