Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 89.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Hungary, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 89.6% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Hungary peaked at 94.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2020.
That places Hungary 26th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.0% | — |
| 2000 | 94.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 91.9% | 94.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 87.0% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 69.7% | 89.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Hungary?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Hungary was 89.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Hungary ranks 26th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release