Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Hungary
Hungary: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 83.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Hungary stood at 83.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Hungary peaked at 86.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2001.
That places Hungary 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 82.4% | 83.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.49 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Hungary?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Hungary was 83.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2001.
- How does Hungary rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Hungary ranks 52nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.