Education in Hungary

3,393 indicators covering education for Hungary.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 106.6% 2018 up 11.8% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 106.5% 2018 up 10.6% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 1.1% 110th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 219,373 2024 down 5.4% 67th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.03 modelled data 2025 up 18.6% 63rd
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 13.5% 86th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 235,635 2024 down 1.5% 62nd
Tertiary education, academic staff 43.3% 2024 down 0.1% 86th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 134th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,435 2024 down 39.6% 102nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9615 modelled data 2025 down 6.1% 100th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 3.0% 2017 up 3.6% 71st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 4.3% 2017 up 5.2% 73rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.6% 2023 up 287.6% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 98.6% 2024 down 1.1% 88th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 108.7% 134th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 100.8% 2024 up 0.1% 84th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 97.9% 2024 down 0.9% 96th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.2% 2024 down 1.2% 85th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9869 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 142nd
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 3.7% 2023 up 87.6% 76th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 105.0% 137th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 4.4% 2023 up 99.0% 122nd
School enrollment, secondary 89.3% 2017 down 0.8% 47th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.05 years 2024 up 0.1% 156th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 100.4% 2024 up 0.5% 80th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9936 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 121st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 101.1% 2024 down 0.2% 82nd
Preprimary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 0.6% 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 645,852 2024 up 0.1% 94th
School age population, early childhood education, female 313,606 2024 down 0.2% 94th
School age population, early childhood education, male 332,246 2024 up 0.3% 94th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,384 2024 down 39.3% 104th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 115.5% 2024 up 3.2% 23rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 5,121 2024 down 38.1% 99th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.07 years 2024 down 0.2% 157th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.02 years 2024 up 0.5% 160th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9946 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% 115th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.8% 2023 up 1.0% 100th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 19.7% 2018 up 39.1% 45th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 38.0% 2018 up 42.6% 46th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 114.5% 2024 up 1.0% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9835 GPI 2024 down 4.1% 133rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 116.4% 2024 up 5.4% 23rd
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.1% 2020 down 88.5% 70th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.1% 2020 down 87.2% 68th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 0.7% 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 95.7% 2024 up 4.7% 45th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 0.5% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,661 2024 down 35.1% 83rd
Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 46.9% 2024 down 37.3% 168th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 283,350 number 2018 down 31.5% 73rd