School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 1.24 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Hungary is 1.24 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Hungary peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8757 GPIA, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 43rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8811 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8757 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9652 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9051 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.926 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8848 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9036 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9278 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9437 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.18 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9559 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +25.3% | 0.9437 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9805 GPIA | 0.8757 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 0.9036 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Hungary was 1.24 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8757 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Hungary ranks 43rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release