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, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 1.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
Hungary ranks 52nd of 111 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +68.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +45.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (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 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 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 52nd out of 111 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 20.9%. 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release