Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Hungary
Hungary: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Hungary, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.6% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Hungary peaked at 2.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
That places Hungary 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3% | — |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -59.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -12.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 57% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -59.1% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 141 Cayman Islands 0.7% compare
- 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.6% compare
- 143 Armenia 0.6% compare
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6% compare
- 146 Qatar 0.6% compare
- 147 Central African Republic 0.6% compare
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 primary education as a percentage of gdp in Hungary?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Hungary was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Hungary ranks 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 primary 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