Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.4% 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 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 3.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2001.
That places Hungary 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +102.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 187,262 (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 2.4% 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 3.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 93rd 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 10.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release