School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 94,592 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 94,592 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Hungary peaked at 112,612 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 86,777, in 2018.
Hungary ranks 108th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 112,612 | — |
| 2002 | 110,304 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 104,110 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 98,326 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 96,039 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 93,837 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 98,150 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 96,843 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 96,744 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 94,723 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 95,491 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 97,693 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 100,682 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 96,740 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 98,475 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 95,614 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 88,887 | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 86,777 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 89,788 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 88,665 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 92,003 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 90,836 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 95,809 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 94,592 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,774 | 93,837 | 112,612 | 9 |
| 2010s | 94,487 | 86,777 | 100,682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,381 | 88,665 | 95,809 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Hungary?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Hungary was 94,592 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 112,612 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,777 in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Hungary ranks 108th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release