Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 23.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 23.5% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Hungary peaked at 25.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2001.
That places Hungary 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.9% | — |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +81.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +64.1% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 23.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 23.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +81.0% | 4.7% | 8.5% |
| 2013 | +64.1% | 10.9% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 3.9% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 10.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.6% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 8 Liechtenstein 25.4% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.9% compare
- 10 Croatia 24.8% compare
- 12 Belgium 23.4% compare
- 13 Singapore 23.2% compare
- 14 Montenegro 22.8% compare
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Hungary?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Hungary was 23.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Hungary ranks 11th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release