Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.9% 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 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 11.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 24th of 124 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 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -34.0% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.4% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.0% | 11.9% | 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 11.9% 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 11.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 124 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 23.7%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release