School life expectancy, secondary, male in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 8.5 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Hungary, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Hungary stood at 8.5 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Hungary peaked at 8.5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.75 years, in 2004.
That places Hungary 8th out of 207 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 | 7.89 years | 7.75 years | 8.08 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.23 years | 8.11 years | 8.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 years | 7.94 years | 8.5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 5 Liechtenstein 8.77 years compare
- 5 Saint Helena 4.29 years
- 6 Poland 8.74 years compare
- 6 Tokelau 3.46 years compare
- 7 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.54 years
- 9 Lithuania 8.43 years compare
- 10 Slovak Republic 8.34 years compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 8.32 years compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Hungary was 8.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 years in 2004.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release