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
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Hungary, 1998–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release