Percentage of graduates … both sexes Social Journalism Sciences in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of graduates … both sexes Social Journalism Sciences was 10.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 10.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Hungary peaked at 10.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 29th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … both sexes Social Journalism Sciences 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% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 10.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.9%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 10.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.1%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … both sexes Social Journalism Sciences in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +52.4% | 6.8% | 10.3% |
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% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.32 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,564 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,790 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,967 (2024)
- 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)
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 10.2% in 2018, 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 10.4% in 2010.
- 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 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.