Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary
Hungary: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.9579 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.9579 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary peaked at 1.83 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7457 GPIA, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 83rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.38 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7457 GPIA | -46.0% |
| 2006 | 1.83 GPIA | +145.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.72 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.36 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9547 GPIA | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9663 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9579 GPIA | -0.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9579 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9579 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +145.4% | 0.7457 GPIA | 1.83 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 GPIA | 0.7457 GPIA | 1.83 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.9547 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary was 0.9579 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7457 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Hungary ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release