Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.7% 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 5.7%.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 8.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1999.
That places Hungary 24th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.1% | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +68.6% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +97.9% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 8.5% | 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 5.7% 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 8.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1999.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 122 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 9.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release