Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Hungary
Hungary: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 2.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Hungary, 1994–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 2.8% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Hungary peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1996.
That places Hungary 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.1% | — |
| 1995 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -60.0% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +164.3% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +164.3% | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| 1996 | -60.0% | 4.0% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.32 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Hungary?
- Over-age students, primary in Hungary was 2.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1996.
- How does Hungary rank for over-age students, primary?
- Hungary ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.