Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 74.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 74.4% for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary peaked at 75.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2005.
That places Hungary 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.9% | — |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +93.9% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 65.1% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 74.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.8%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 74.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.3%, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +93.9% | 9.9% | 19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 9.9% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 43.3% | 65.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 68.9% | 75.7% | 4 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Hungary ranks 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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 youth and adults that sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release