Share of the population with lower secondary education in Hungary
Hungary: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 98.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Hungary, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with lower secondary education in Hungary is 98.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Hungary peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1970.
Hungary ranks 8th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 80.5% | — |
| 1980 | 87.5% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 87.3% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.2% | 4 |
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 the population with lower secondary education in Hungary?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Hungary was 98.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1970.
- How does Hungary rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.