School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 378,399 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
378,399 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 205 countries
All-time high
704,129 number
in 1970
All-time low
378,112 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Hungary, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Hungary stood at 378,399 number.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Hungary peaked at 704,129 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 378,112 number, in 2018.
That places Hungary 97th out of 205 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, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 704,129 number | — |
| 1971 | 692,451 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 669,667 number | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 642,041 number | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 612,009 number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 581,921 number | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 554,285 number | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 534,261 number | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 519,386 number | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 510,834 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 509,390 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 514,124 number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 522,130 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 534,843 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 548,564 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 560,678 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 572,456 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 588,238 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 602,913 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 618,648 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 636,175 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 651,367 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 652,934 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 649,209 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 638,083 number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 618,600 number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 594,093 number | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 569,315 number | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 544,750 number | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 524,127 number | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 509,776 number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 500,642 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 495,611 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 493,361 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 491,530 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 488,304 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 483,174 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 476,442 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 470,032 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 463,037 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 454,404 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 444,143 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 429,286 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 414,059 number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 400,487 number | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 390,027 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 382,583 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 379,201 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 378,112 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 378,164 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 378,399 number | +0.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 378,399 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 151,759 number, 2.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 378,399 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,756 number, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 602,098 number | 510,834 number | 704,129 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 557,198 number | 509,390 number | 618,648 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 607,865 number | 524,127 number | 652,934 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 487,191 number | 463,037 number | 509,776 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,047 number | 378,112 number | 454,404 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,399 number | 378,399 number | 378,399 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, secondary education, female in Hungary?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Hungary was 378,399 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 704,129 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 378,112 number in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.