Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hungary
Hungary: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 7.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hungary, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 7.8% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hungary peaked at 11.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2022.
That places Hungary 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- Industry (including construction), value added 20.00 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added -1.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 73.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 34.47 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 235.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 83.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 153.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 56.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services -1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hungary?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Hungary was 7.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2022.
- How does Hungary rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Hungary ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.