Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary
Hungary: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 93.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary is 93.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary peaked at 97.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2016.
Hungary ranks 71st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95.0% | — |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.7% | 92.5% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 92.8% | 97.3% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Hungary was 93.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2016.
- How does Hungary rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Hungary ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.