Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 2.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 78th of 121 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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +44.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +101.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +46.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +88.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9656 % 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 1.8% 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 2.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 78th 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 up 130.5%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release