School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary

Hungary: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 388,412 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
388,412 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
91st
of 205 countries
All-time high
754,775 number
in 1971
All-time low
388,412 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary stood at 388,412 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 754,775 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 388,412 number, in 2020.

Hungary ranks 91st 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Hungary, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 749,372 number
1971 754,775 number +0.7%
1972 740,973 number -1.8%
1973 718,303 number -3.1%
1974 691,771 number -3.7%
1975 663,683 number -4.1%
1976 632,469 number -4.7%
1977 599,813 number -5.2%
1978 563,873 number -6.0%
1979 530,532 number -5.9%
1980 507,382 number -4.4%
1981 498,771 number -1.7%
1982 502,210 number +0.7%
1983 517,748 number +3.1%
1984 537,625 number +3.8%
1985 554,671 number +3.2%
1986 567,693 number +2.3%
1987 579,707 number +2.1%
1988 586,903 number +1.2%
1989 594,291 number +1.3%
1990 607,384 number +2.2%
1991 627,437 number +3.3%
1992 647,393 number +3.2%
1993 672,952 number +3.9%
1994 694,858 number +3.3%
1995 701,843 number +1.0%
1996 689,020 number -1.8%
1997 658,093 number -4.5%
1998 614,352 number -6.6%
1999 570,325 number -7.2%
2000 537,299 number -5.8%
2001 517,671 number -3.7%
2002 508,840 number -1.7%
2003 507,558 number -0.3%
2004 508,081 number +0.1%
2005 506,460 number -0.3%
2006 503,467 number -0.6%
2007 497,612 number -1.2%
2008 496,901 number -0.1%
2009 500,086 number +0.6%
2010 502,468 number +0.5%
2011 499,139 number -0.7%
2012 482,282 number -3.4%
2013 458,711 number -4.9%
2014 434,315 number -5.3%
2015 414,611 number -4.5%
2016 400,987 number -3.3%
2017 394,039 number -1.7%
2018 391,088 number -0.7%
2019 389,696 number -0.4%
2020 388,412 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 664,556 number 530,532 number 754,775 number 10
1980s 544,700 number 498,771 number 594,291 number 10
1990s 648,366 number 570,325 number 701,843 number 10
2000s 508,398 number 496,901 number 537,299 number 10
2010s 436,734 number 389,696 number 502,468 number 10
2020s 388,412 number 388,412 number 388,412 number 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 88 Jordan 414,348 number compare
  2. 89 Israel 399,282 number compare
  3. 90 Paraguay 394,515 number compare
  4. 92 Cuba 386,477 number compare
  5. 93 Azerbaijan 383,243 number compare
  6. 94 Czechia 381,919 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary was 388,412 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 754,775 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 388,412 number in 2020.
How does Hungary rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Hungary ranks 91st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.