School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.13 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary stood at 15.13 years.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 15.62 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.35 years, in 1971.
That places Hungary 53rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.35 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 10.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 10.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 10.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 10.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 10.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.08 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 11.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 11.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 11.92 years | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 12.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 12.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.95 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 11.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 11.57 years | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 11.33 years | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 11.18 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.13 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.21 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.27 years | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 12.41 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.62 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 13.05 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 13.44 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.23 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.57 years | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 14.88 years | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.25 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.97 years | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 15.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.62 years | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.43 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 15.22 years | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.12 years | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.13 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.73 years | 10.35 years | 11.21 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.67 years | 11.18 years | 12.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.35 years | 11.11 years | 13.88 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.02 years | 14.23 years | 15.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.27 years | 15.12 years | 15.62 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Hungary was 15.13 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.62 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.35 years in 1971.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 53rd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.