School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Hungary
Hungary: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 274,719 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
274,719 number
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
97th
of 203 countries
All-time high
451,096 number
in 1975
All-time low
274,719 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Hungary, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Hungary is 274,719 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Hungary peaked at 451,096 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 274,719 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, female (number) (age) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 384,196 number | — |
| 1971 | 396,704 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 412,721 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 430,890 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 445,061 number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 451,096 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 449,665 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 442,502 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 429,105 number | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 412,170 number | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 393,997 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 374,394 number | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 351,679 number | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 330,407 number | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 314,101 number | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 304,554 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 301,451 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 306,957 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 316,404 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 326,369 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 335,372 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 344,253 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 350,460 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 356,773 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 364,890 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 375,135 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 386,690 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 400,636 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 413,435 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 419,813 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 417,132 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 406,471 number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 388,632 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 365,568 number | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 344,139 number | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 328,657 number | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 318,302 number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 310,016 number | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 305,020 number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 301,125 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 297,895 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 297,123 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 301,775 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 306,792 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 309,104 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 306,841 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 300,141 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 288,810 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 274,719 number | -4.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 274,719 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 2.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 274,719 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 201,312 number, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 425,411 number | 384,196 number | 451,096 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 332,031 number | 301,451 number | 393,997 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 374,746 number | 335,372 number | 419,813 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 348,506 number | 301,125 number | 417,132 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 298,133 number | 274,719 number | 309,104 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Hungary?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Hungary was 274,719 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 451,096 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,719 number in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.