Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Hungary
Hungary: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 64.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Hungary, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 64.6% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Hungary peaked at 75.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2023.
That places Hungary 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75.3% | — |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 69.3% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.5% | 67.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 64.6% | 70.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 393,203 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Hungary?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Hungary was 64.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2023.
- How does Hungary rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Hungary ranks 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).