Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary

Hungary: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.6%
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
80th
of 116 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1998–2022

Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary, 1998–2022

00.250.50.7511998201020221998: 0.814 %1999: 0.806 %2000: 0.893 %2001: 0.887 %2002: 0.936 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 1 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1 %2009: 1 %2010: 0.863 %2011: 0.786 %2012: 0.752 %2013: 0.628 %2014: 0.583 %2015: 0.659 %2016: 0.779 %2017: 0.65 %2018: 0.65 %2019: 0.737 %2020: 0.718 %2021: 0.679 %2022: 0.601 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.

Hungary ranks 80th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Hungary, 1998 to 2022.
Year % Change
1998 0.8%
1999 0.8% -1.0%
2000 0.9% +10.8%
2001 0.9% -0.7%
2002 0.9% +5.5%
2003 1.1% +14.0%
2004 1.0% -4.3%
2005 1.1% +8.0%
2006 1.1% -1.9%
2007 1.1% -2.7%
2008 1.0% -3.4%
2009 1.0% -1.6%
2010 0.9% -13.9%
2011 0.8% -8.9%
2012 0.8% -4.3%
2013 0.6% -16.6%
2014 0.6% -7.2%
2015 0.7% +13.1%
2016 0.8% +18.2%
2017 0.7% -16.5%
2018 0.6% -0.1%
2019 0.7% +13.4%
2020 0.7% -2.6%
2021 0.7% -5.4%
2022 0.6% -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 77 Greece 0.6% compare
  2. 78 Ethiopia 0.6% compare
  3. 79 Norway 0.6% compare
  4. 81 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  5. 82 Italy 0.6% compare
  6. 83 San Marino 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary?
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
Hungary ranks 80th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
116 places, 1,655 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release