School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary

Hungary: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 49,348 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
49,348 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
110th
of 204 countries
All-time high
91,995 number
in 1989
All-time low
49,348 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary is 49,348 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary peaked at 91,995 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 49,348 number, in 2020.

That places Hungary 110th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Hungary, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 79,683 number
1971 74,889 number -6.0%
1972 70,376 number -6.0%
1973 66,105 number -6.1%
1974 62,999 number -4.7%
1975 62,816 number -0.3%
1976 65,766 number +4.7%
1977 68,509 number +4.2%
1978 71,334 number +4.1%
1979 74,067 number +3.8%
1980 75,750 number +2.3%
1981 76,210 number +0.6%
1982 76,965 number +1.0%
1983 77,887 number +1.2%
1984 79,218 number +1.7%
1985 81,817 number +3.3%
1986 85,605 number +4.6%
1987 88,695 number +3.6%
1988 91,185 number +2.8%
1989 91,995 number +0.9%
1990 88,766 number -3.5%
1991 81,342 number -8.4%
1992 74,754 number -8.1%
1993 68,702 number -8.1%
1994 63,692 number -7.3%
1995 61,768 number -3.0%
1996 63,210 number +2.3%
1997 63,752 number +0.9%
1998 64,008 number +0.4%
1999 64,240 number +0.4%
2000 64,108 number -0.2%
2001 63,499 number -0.9%
2002 62,938 number -0.9%
2003 62,441 number -0.8%
2004 61,598 number -1.4%
2005 59,784 number -2.9%
2006 56,948 number -4.7%
2007 54,956 number -3.5%
2008 52,797 number -3.9%
2009 50,788 number -3.8%
2010 49,834 number -1.9%
2011 50,122 number +0.6%
2012 49,895 number -0.5%
2013 49,646 number -0.5%
2014 49,549 number -0.2%
2015 49,558 number +0.0%
2016 49,622 number +0.1%
2017 49,769 number +0.3%
2018 49,957 number +0.4%
2019 49,954 number -0.0%
2020 49,348 number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 69,654 number 62,816 number 79,683 number 10
1980s 82,533 number 75,750 number 91,995 number 10
1990s 69,423 number 61,768 number 88,766 number 10
2000s 58,986 number 50,788 number 64,108 number 10
2010s 49,791 number 49,549 number 50,122 number 10
2020s 49,348 number 49,348 number 49,348 number 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 107 Mauritania 54,402 number compare
  2. 108 Eritrea 51,728 number compare
  3. 109 Portugal 50,024 number compare
  4. 111 United Arab Emirates 49,036 number compare
  5. 112 Austria 43,098 number compare
  6. 113 Switzerland 41,587 number compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Hungary was 49,348 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 91,995 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 49,348 number in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Hungary ranks 110th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.