School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Hungary
Hungary: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.22 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1.22 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary peaked at 1.47 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7757 GPI, in 1971.
That places Hungary 85th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7757 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8259 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8799 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8981 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.933 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9736 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.07 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.09 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.17 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.18 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.21 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.21 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.2 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.19 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.08 GPI | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.12 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.13 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.19 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.19 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.23 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.23 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.22 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.26 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.29 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.37 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.47 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.46 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.45 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.42 GPI | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.36 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.34 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.31 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.27 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.24 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.22 GPI | -1.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.22 GPI is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.22 GPI is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.23 GPI, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9382 GPI | 0.7757 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.14 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.23 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.47 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 GPI | 1.22 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 9 |
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Hungary was 1.22 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7757 GPI in 1971.
- How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Hungary ranks 85th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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, 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.