Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Hungary, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 27.3% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Hungary peaked at 27.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.4% | — |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 27.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.4%, 1.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 27.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.8%, 3.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +45.0% | 14.7% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 12.9% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.0% | 27.3% | 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 percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Hungary?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Hungary was 27.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Hungary ranks 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release