Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 46.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 46.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary peaked at 91.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.4% | — |
| 1999 | 89.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 89.0% | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.2% | 72.8% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 56.0% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 46.9% | 50.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary was 46.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hungary ranks 168th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release