Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary
Hungary: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary peaked at 9.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
That places Hungary 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.6% | — |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +99.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 6.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 6.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.7%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +99.9% | 2.5% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.9% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary was 6.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does Hungary rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Hungary ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release