Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary
Hungary: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 59.3% 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
Hungary recorded 59.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Hungary peaked at 59.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1998.
That places Hungary 25th 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 secondary education enrolled in in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.0% | — |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +111.6% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +58.6% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 57.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 11.0% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 13.3% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 26.1% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 56.3% | 59.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 59.3% 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 59.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1998.
- How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Hungary ranks 25th 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 101.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release