School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 777,887 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
777,887 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.45 million number
in 1970
All-time low
777,827 number
in 2019
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 777,887 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 1.45 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 777,827 number, in 2019.
Hungary ranks 97th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.45 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.42 million number | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.37 million number | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.32 million number | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.26 million number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million number | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million number | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.10 million number | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 million number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 million number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.15 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.27 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.34 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.27 million number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million number | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million number | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 million number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 997,474 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 987,465 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 974,681 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 962,502 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 948,981 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 932,050 number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 911,793 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 881,486 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 850,648 number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 823,311 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 802,311 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 787,375 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 780,467 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 778,060 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 777,827 number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 777,887 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 996,062 number | 948,981 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 832,533 number | 777,827 number | 932,050 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 777,887 number | 777,887 number | 777,887 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hungary
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hungary?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Hungary was 777,887 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 777,827 number in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.