Primary education, teachers in Hungary
Hungary: Primary education, teachers was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Hungary, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Hungary stood at 95.2%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Hungary peaked at 97.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 1994.
Hungary ranks 12th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.6% | 80.8% | 91.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 84.3% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 95.2% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More education data for Hungary
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 37,255 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Hungary?
- Primary education, teachers in Hungary was 95.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 1994.
- How does Hungary rank for primary education, teachers?
- Hungary ranks 12th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.