Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Hungary
Hungary: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 26,249 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Hungary, 1997–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Hungary stood at 26,249 number.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Hungary peaked at 32,312 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25,988 number, in 2003.
That places Hungary 37th out of 131 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 upper secondary education, female in Hungary, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 29,452 number | — |
| 1999 | 31,039 number | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 32,312 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 27,927 number | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 26,538 number | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 25,988 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 29,740 number | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 30,091 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 30,356 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 30,821 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 30,267 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 30,000 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 30,709 number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 30,889 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30,102 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 28,734 number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 26,490 number | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 26,491 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26,249 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,246 number | 29,452 number | 31,039 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 29,404 number | 25,988 number | 32,312 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,523 number | 26,249 number | 30,889 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Hungary?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Hungary was 26,249 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 32,312 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,988 number in 2003.
- How does Hungary rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Hungary ranks 37th out of 131 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 upper 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 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.