Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Hungary
Hungary: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Hungary, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 95.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Hungary peaked at 97.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1994.
Hungary ranks 13th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80.8% | — |
| 1995 | 91.6% | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 84.5% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 95.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 95.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 80.8% | 91.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 84.3% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.2% | 95.6% | 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 primary education who are female in Hungary?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Hungary was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1994.
- How does Hungary rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Hungary ranks 13th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary 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 rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release