School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 191,562 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
191,562 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
119th
of 206 countries
All-time high
360,922 number
in 1987
All-time low
191,562 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Hungary, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Hungary stood at 191,562 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Hungary peaked at 360,922 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 191,562 number, in 2020.
That places Hungary 119th out of 206 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, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 292,824 number | — |
| 1971 | 276,491 number | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 262,741 number | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 255,095 number | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 255,845 number | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 264,680 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 277,886 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 289,064 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 298,677 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 305,504 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 309,482 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 312,233 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 316,447 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 323,174 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 332,969 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 344,581 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 354,777 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 360,922 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 357,938 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 343,316 number | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 318,597 number | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 289,844 number | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 267,505 number | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 251,993 number | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 245,446 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 247,492 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 253,848 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 255,339 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 255,882 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 255,215 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 253,075 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 249,710 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 246,622 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 241,768 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 234,341 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 224,611 number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 214,089 number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 206,911 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 201,168 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 198,051 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 197,819 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 199,236 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 198,607 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 198,318 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 198,381 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 198,574 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 198,678 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 198,865 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 197,969 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 195,478 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 191,562 number | -2.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 191,562 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 116,623 number, 1.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 191,562 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,723 number, 83% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 277,881 number | 255,095 number | 305,504 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 335,584 number | 309,482 number | 360,922 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,116 number | 245,446 number | 318,597 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,035 number | 198,051 number | 253,075 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 198,192 number | 195,478 number | 199,236 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,562 number | 191,562 number | 191,562 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.32 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.19 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Hungary?
- School age population, primary education, male in Hungary was 191,562 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 360,922 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,562 number in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Hungary ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.