School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9177 GPI, in 1971.
That places Hungary 82nd out of 175 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, gender parity index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9177 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9335 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9559 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9506 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9598 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9655 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9744 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9776 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.982 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9833 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9879 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9575 GPI | 0.9177 GPI | 0.982 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9833 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9177 GPI in 1971.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Hungary ranks 82nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.