School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 353,272 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 353,272 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 704,419 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 353,272 number, in 2020.
Hungary ranks 102nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 490,356 number | — |
| 1971 | 491,439 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 513,504 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 546,658 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 581,937 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 595,796 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 609,997 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 619,285 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 624,132 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 628,310 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 645,441 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 657,431 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 676,272 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 694,389 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 704,419 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 685,451 number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 660,803 number | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 610,145 number | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 546,327 number | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 484,822 number | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 462,531 number | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 446,959 number | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 455,069 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 476,429 number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 500,483 number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 499,842 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 497,770 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 492,993 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 484,535 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 473,146 number | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 461,130 number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 447,522 number | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 428,007 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 406,239 number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 386,056 number | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 376,665 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 370,115 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 372,148 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 378,130 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 385,124 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 385,788 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 386,313 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 386,670 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 386,732 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 385,953 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 383,061 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 379,655 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 371,961 number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 362,669 number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 354,276 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 353,272 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 570,141 number | 490,356 number | 628,310 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 636,550 number | 484,822 number | 704,419 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 478,976 number | 446,959 number | 500,483 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,114 number | 370,115 number | 461,130 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,308 number | 354,276 number | 386,732 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 353,272 number | 353,272 number | 353,272 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary was 353,272 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 704,419 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 353,272 number in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.