Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
112th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
24
1999–2023
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Hungary, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Hungary stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Hungary peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Hungary ranks 112th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Hungary?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Hungary was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Hungary ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release