Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Hungary
Hungary: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 13.61 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Hungary, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Hungary recorded 13.61 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2016.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Hungary peaked at 18.4 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.92, in 1991.
Hungary ranks 112th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.56 | 7.88 | 9.04 | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.92 | 6.29 | 7.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.94 | 5.92 | 13.1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.48 | 14.45 | 18.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.26 | 13.61 | 16.83 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Hungary?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Hungary was 13.61 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 in 1991.
- How does Hungary rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Hungary ranks 112th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.