Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary
Hungary: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 214.67 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary stood at 214.67 Index. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and up 114.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary peaked at 214.67 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.14 Index, in 2013.
Hungary ranks 1st of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 78.14 Index | — |
| 2014 | 100.71 Index | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 104.81 Index | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 104.74 Index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 103.89 Index | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 107 Index | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 110.73 Index | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 114.81 Index | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 119.93 Index | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 138.09 Index | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 173.22 Index | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 214.67 Index | +23.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 214.67 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 102.02 Index, 2.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 214.67 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.02 Index, 2.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9 Index | 78.14 Index | 107 Index | 7 |
| 2020s | 145.24 Index | 110.73 Index | 214.67 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.32 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.19 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,564 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,790 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 163,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,126 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 815,267 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 384,692 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9656 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Hungary was 214.67 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 214.67 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.14 Index in 2013.
- How does Hungary rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Hungary ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.