Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.24 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.24 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.25 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
1.05 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary stood at 1.24 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPIA, in 1998.
Hungary ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Hungary, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.24 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.18 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.32 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,564 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,790 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,126 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9656 % 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 1.24 GPIA 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 1.25 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hungary ranks 17th 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 up 11.9%. 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 upper 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