Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 21,705 number in 2016. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Hungary, 1971β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 21,705 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2016.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 25,413 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9,791 number, in 1971.
Hungary ranks 60th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,572 number | 9,791 number | 13,450 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 14,537 number | 13,597 number | 15,769 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,444 number | 16,319 number | 21,323 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 23,752 number | 21,249 number | 25,413 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,825 number | 21,045 number | 24,596 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Hungary?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Hungary was 21,705 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 25,413 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,791 number in 1971.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.