Education in Hungary

3,393 indicators covering education for Hungary.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.9% 2024 down 2.3% 147th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 52.3% 2024 up 1.1% 30th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.924 GPIA 2024 down 5.8% 78th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 32,285 2024 up 10.0% 91st
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 28,242 2024 up 3.6% 91st
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 5.5% 2024 up 16.0% 110th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 5.1% 2024 up 9.3% 109th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 998.9 millions 2022 up 23.5% 37th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2022 — 125th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.78 GPIA 2024 up 11.4% 73rd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 10,300 2024 down 10.4% 97th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 11,357 2024 up 3.4% 98th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 18.8% 2023 up 33.4% 31st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 19.9% 2023 up 43.2% 27th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 17.8% 2023 up 23.9% 38th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 — 76th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 70.4% 2023 up 4.3% 27th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 68.2% 2023 up 2.5% 27th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 66.1% 2023 up 0.7% 25th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.9% 2024 down 6.1% 111th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9579 GPIA 2024 down 12.5% 83rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 3.0% 2024 up 8.3% 112th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.4% 2023 down 33.7% 97th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 0 2025 — 144th
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 0 2025 — 144th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,015 number 2018 down 14.5% 90th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 1,214 millions 2022 up 24.9% 34th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.2% 2023 down 28.0% 93rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 1.1 GPIA 2024 down 4.0% 24th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 85,677 2024 up 16.6% 46th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 49,192 2024 up 16.4% 45th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 36,485 2024 up 16.9% 45th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 202,962 2024 down 11.2% 62nd
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.4% 2024 up 0.7% 123rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.9% 2024 up 1.3% 123rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.6% 2024 down 0.6% 49th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 1,103 millions 2022 up 18.6% 62nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 93,837 2024 down 11.0% 60th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 109,125 2024 down 11.3% 62nd
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 1.6% 2023 down 37.1% 100th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 7,320 number 2018 down 22.6% 92nd
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 2,299 millions 2022 up 5.5% 48th
Adolescents out of school, female 3.0% 2024 up 13.4% 108th
Adolescents out of school, male 3.1% 2024 up 27.2% 107th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2020 up 25.0% 50th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 2 years 2020 down 33.3% 112th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 10.4% 2023 up 156.9% 19th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st