Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.7% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary stood at 53.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary peaked at 93.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2024.
That places Hungary 163rd out of 188 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 | 93.8% | — |
| 1999 | 91.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 92.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 91.3% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 78.7% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 62.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 53.7% | 57.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,478 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,777 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 169,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 140,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 53.7% 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 93.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hungary ranks 163rd out of 188 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 32.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release