Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 40,996 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, 1994–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary is 40,996 number, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 58,731 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 40,851 number, in 2014.
Hungary ranks 47th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 58,731 number | — |
| 1997 | 52,033 number | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 53,031 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 52,821 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 54,441 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 46,456 number | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 42,721 number | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 41,833 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 46,653 number | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 47,055 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47,153 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47,778 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 46,684 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 46,278 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 47,639 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 47,563 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 46,474 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 44,676 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 40,851 number | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 41,383 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 40,996 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,154 number | 52,033 number | 58,731 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 46,705 number | 41,833 number | 54,441 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,226 number | 40,851 number | 47,639 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Hungary was 40,996 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 58,731 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,851 number in 2014.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Hungary ranks 47th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.