Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 75.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary stood at 75.1%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary peaked at 85.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2024.
Hungary ranks 23rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 84.4% | — |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.0% | 84.4% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 77.9% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.1% | 76.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary was 75.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Hungary ranks 23rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release