Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 5.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 6.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 85th of 122 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 | 4.8% | — |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -49.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +73.8% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 6.2% | 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 5.6% 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 6.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 85th out of 122 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 up 20.4%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release