Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 74.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
190th
of 217 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 1998
All-time low
63.1%
in 1995
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary is 74.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary peaked at 96.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1995.
Hungary ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 76.0% | — |
| 1972 | 75.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 73.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 73.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 72.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 72.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 72.2% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 73.9% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.3% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 71.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 69.5% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +47.5% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 73.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.2% | 63.1% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.9% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 80.9% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 74.2% | 78.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0402 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 187,262 (2024)
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 74.2% 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 96.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1995.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Hungary ranks 190th out of 217 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 down 16.0%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release