School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 8.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 8.46 years for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 8.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.73 years, in 2004.
That places Hungary 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.88 years | 7.73 years | 8.08 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.22 years | 8.07 years | 8.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.19 years | 7.93 years | 8.46 years | 5 |
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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, secondary, both sexes in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Hungary was 8.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 years in 2004.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release