Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary is 22.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 29.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2006.
Hungary ranks 45th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.1% | — |
| 2000 | 18.7% | -31.1% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -27.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 23.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 187,262 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0196 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 197,430 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0206 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6083 % change on previous year (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 22.5% 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 29.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2006.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 45th out of 123 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 10.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release