School completion in Hungary
Hungary: School completion was 99.15 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.15
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
54th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.15
in 2025
All-time low
99.04
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Hungary, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 99.15 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Hungary peaked at 99.15 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 99.04, in 1981.
That places Hungary 54th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
School completion in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.04 | — |
| 1982 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.07 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.06 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.05 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.09 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.13 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.15 | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 99.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 99.15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.63, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.07 | 99.04 | 99.08 | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.06 | 99.06 | 99.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.06 | 99.05 | 99.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.08 | 99.07 | 99.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.13 | 99.11 | 99.15 | 6 |
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 completion in Hungary?
- School completion in Hungary was 99.15 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 99.15 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.04 in 1981.
- How does Hungary rank for school completion?
- Hungary ranks 54th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).