Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 53.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 53.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary peaked at 53.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 24th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +112.7% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +65.1% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.9% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | +4.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 53.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 53.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +112.7% | 12.8% | 27.2% |
| 2018 | +65.1% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 10.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 21.4% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 49.7% | 53.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- 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)
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 53.1% 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 53.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 168 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 111.6%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release