Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 76.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary, 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Hungary is 76.7%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% 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, 76.7%, in 2016.
Hungary ranks 15th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 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% |
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 | 77.8% | 76.7% | 78.5% | 7 |
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 76.7% in 2016, 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 76.7% in 2016.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.