Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.2% 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 9.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 9.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 29th of 121 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 | 6.1% | — |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -26.6% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +45.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -35.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +50.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,126 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 9.2% 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 9.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Hungary ranks 29th 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 up 10.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release