Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 39,745 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1994–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary is 39,745 number, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 52,586 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 37,823 number, in 2014.
That places Hungary 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52,586 number | — |
| 1997 | 52,011 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 46,519 number | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 47,412 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 47,340 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 47,903 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 50,562 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 52,131 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 51,122 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 49,533 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 49,097 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 47,546 number | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 43,739 number | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 42,152 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 41,110 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 40,440 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 39,624 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 40,318 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 37,823 number | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 38,939 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 39,745 number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,632 number | 46,519 number | 52,586 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 48,112 number | 42,152 number | 52,131 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,714 number | 37,823 number | 41,110 number | 7 |
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More education data for Hungary
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35,478 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,777 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 169,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 140,576 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Hungary was 39,745 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 52,586 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,823 number in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 50th out of 141 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.