Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 12.5% 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 12.5%.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 13.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 26th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.4% | — |
| 2000 | 1.8% | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +67.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +142.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +95.3% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +71.5% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.8% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 6.8% | 13.5% | 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 12.5% 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 13.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 26th 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 85.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release