Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 30,500 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary, 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary is 30,500 number, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary peaked at 43,920 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 29,350 number, in 2014.
That places Hungary 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 43,920 number | — |
| 1999 | 40,581 number | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 39,997 number | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 40,350 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 41,828 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 43,405 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 39,805 number | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 38,680 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 38,362 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37,220 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 34,359 number | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 33,078 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 32,274 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31,748 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 31,049 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 31,346 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 29,350 number | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 29,964 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30,500 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,250 number | 40,581 number | 43,920 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 38,708 number | 33,078 number | 43,405 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,890 number | 29,350 number | 32,274 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Hungary was 30,500 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 43,920 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,350 number in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Hungary ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.