Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 68.3% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary is 68.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary peaked at 68.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 8th of 56 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.3% | — |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +76.3% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -0.7% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 68.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 58.5%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 68.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.4%, 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 | +76.3% | 9.3% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 9.3% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 40.2% | 60.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 63.0% | 68.8% | 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 68.3% 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 68.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 56 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 40.2%. 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.), 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release