Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
1.02 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary is 1.1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Hungary 15th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary was 1.1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Hungary ranks 15th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release