Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary stood at 1.2%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 1.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
That places Hungary 23rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 23rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release