In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary
Hungary: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary is 28, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary peaked at 28.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.7, in 2008.
That places Hungary 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.5 | — |
| 2006 | 15.2 | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 14.2 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 13.7 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.5 | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 13.8 | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 19 | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3 | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 21 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 27.8 | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 17.4 | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1 | +38.5% |
| 2019 | 25.4 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 28.6 | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 23.4 | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 22.7 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 18.2 | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 23.3 | +28.0% |
| 2025 | 28 | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.42 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.7 | 13.8 | 27.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.03 | 18.2 | 28.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 1 Romania 41.4 compare
- 2 Bulgaria 38 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 27.5 compare
- 5 Lithuania 23.8 compare
- 6 North Macedonia 22.4 compare
More education data for Hungary
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Hungary was 28 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7 in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Hungary ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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