School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 563,247 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary stood at 563,247 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 921,353 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 563,247 number, in 2018.
Hungary ranks 97th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 782,152 number | — |
| 1971 | 808,765 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 842,206 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 879,908 number | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 909,109 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 921,353 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 918,215 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 903,653 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 876,345 number | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 841,882 number | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 805,046 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 765,530 number | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 719,298 number | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 675,974 number | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 642,704 number | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 623,155 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 616,775 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 628,228 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 647,727 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 668,265 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 686,854 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 705,264 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 718,004 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 730,800 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 747,189 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 767,939 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 791,523 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 820,016 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 846,381 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 859,677 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 854,375 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 832,658 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 795,467 number | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 747,484 number | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 702,964 number | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 670,869 number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 649,504 number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 632,016 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 622,279 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 615,527 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 610,382 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 610,173 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 619,488 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 629,177 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 633,374 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 628,504 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 614,769 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 591,785 number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 563,247 number | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 868,359 number | 782,152 number | 921,353 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 679,270 number | 616,775 number | 805,046 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 767,365 number | 686,854 number | 859,677 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 712,314 number | 615,527 number | 854,375 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 611,211 number | 563,247 number | 633,374 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Hungary was 563,247 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 921,353 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,247 number in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.