Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Hungary
Hungary: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 3.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Hungary, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 3.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2018.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Hungary peaked at 4.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
That places Hungary 87th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.5% | — |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -25.3% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -66.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +569.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -11.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 3.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 3.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.1%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +569.5% | 0.4% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 9 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Hungary?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Hungary was 3.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Hungary rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Hungary ranks 87th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.