Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 26,260 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary stood at 26,260 number.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 37,851 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12,481 number, in 1971.
Hungary ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,481 number | — |
| 1972 | 13,436 number | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 14,846 number | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 16,452 number | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 18,410 number | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 20,512 number | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 22,445 number | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 24,063 number | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 25,710 number | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 27,548 number | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 29,437 number | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 31,018 number | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 31,972 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 32,715 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 33,245 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 33,548 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 33,716 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 33,896 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 33,876 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 33,835 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 33,635 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 33,159 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 33,140 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 37,851 number | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 37,470 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 35,109 number | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 31,848 number | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 31,986 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 31,653 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 32,044 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 32,682 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 34,481 number | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 31,487 number | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 30,814 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 30,644 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 30,663 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30,006 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 29,935 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 30,087 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 30,442 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 30,478 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30,552 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25,748 number | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 26,068 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26,260 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,706 number | 12,481 number | 25,710 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 32,097 number | 27,548 number | 33,896 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,226 number | 31,848 number | 37,851 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 31,441 number | 29,935 number | 34,481 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,519 number | 25,748 number | 30,552 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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Hungary was 26,260 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 37,851 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,481 number in 1971.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.