School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.5968 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 0.5968 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 0.7254 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3911 years, in 2009.
That places Hungary 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Hungary, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6548 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.6981 years | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6042 years | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4512 years | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4309 years | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4305 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.427 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4354 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3911 years | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3963 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4086 years | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4155 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5935 years | +42.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6189 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6369 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6315 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7254 years | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.713 years | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6149 years | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.588 years | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.554 years | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5411 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5219 years | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5968 years | +14.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.5968 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2012 years, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.5968 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1792 years, 3.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years 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 | +42.8% | 0.4155 years | 0.5935 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5026 years | 0.3911 years | 0.6981 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5755 years | 0.3963 years | 0.7254 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5604 years | 0.5219 years | 0.5968 years | 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, both sexes in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary was 0.5968 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7254 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3911 years in 2009.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release