Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.7% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary is 40.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary peaked at 89.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2024.
Hungary ranks 165th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 89.0% | — |
| 1999 | 86.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.8% | 86.6% | 89.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 67.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 49.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 40.7% | 43.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 422,064 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 314,093 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2176 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 310,414 (2024)
- 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)
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 40.7% 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 89.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hungary ranks 165th 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 42.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release