Education in Hungary

3,393 indicators covering education for Hungary.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.1% 2020 down 88.0% 76th
School enrollment, secondary, female 89.5% 2017 down 0.6% 50th
School enrollment, secondary, male 89.1% 2017 down 1.0% 45th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 53.1% 2024 up 111.6% 24th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 97.2% 2024 up 0.5% 90th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 6,749 millions 2022 up 26.5% 51st
Progression to secondary school, female 99.0% 2016 down 0.2% 52nd
Expenditure on tertiary education 16.1% 2016 down 16.0% 105th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.8% 2022 down 8.2% 101st
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 12,865 number 2018 up 89.9% 85th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 4.3% 2023 up 25.7% 66th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.2% 2018 down 0.5% 92nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 535 2024 down 35.7% 100th
Children out of school, primary 10,500 2024 down 16.8% 108th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 10,500 2024 down 16.8% 108th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 900 2024 down 41.6% 99th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.8% 2024 down 14.0% 116th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 39,745 number 2016 down 19.0% 50th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 40.7% 2024 down 42.4% 165th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 53.7% 2024 down 32.4% 163rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 59.3% 2024 up 101.8% 25th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 46.3% 2024 up 124.8% 27th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 36,193 2024 down 4.3% 56th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 2,097 2024 down 32.3% 97th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 392,027 number 2018 down 12.5% 79th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 103 2023 down 20.8% 95th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 42,371 2024 up 3.7% 51st
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 30,500 number 2016 down 20.5% 38th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 76.7% 2016 down 1.8% 15th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 7.8% 2022 down 7.5% 179th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 3,024 2024 down 41.5% 99th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 27,171 2024 down 7.4% 46th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 75.1% 2024 down 3.3% 23rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 9,022 2024 up 6.5% 74th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 63.3% 2024 down 2.3% 52nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 7,676 number 2018 up 7.3% 55th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 96.6% 2017 up 0.5% 65th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 26,842 2024 up 1.3% 46th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 96.4% 2017 up 0.3% 64th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 15,529 2024 up 8.1% 55th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.0% 2017 down 4.6% 98th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1.5% 2017 up 6.1% 96th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 814 2024 down 44.6% 99th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 570 2024 down 29.6% 101st
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 16.3% 2025 up 20.7% 29th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.3% 2023 down 10.9% 106th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 1.3% 98th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 2.1% 2023 down 0.3% 92nd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 1.5% 2023 up 3.3% 94th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 98.1% 2024 up 4.0% 47th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 93.3% 2024 up 5.5% 42nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 11,062 2023 up 39.3% 61st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 14 2023 up 133.3% 66th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 2,175 2023 up 280.9% 61st
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 13,529 2023 up 53.2% 92nd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2020 up 5.6% 6th
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.7% 2023 down 27.8% 113th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 10,730 2024 up 46.0% 47th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 2.9% 91st