Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 1.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
That places Hungary 43rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.8% | — |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +32.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,478 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,777 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 169,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 140,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.8% 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 1.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 43rd out of 72 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 9.9%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release