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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income

Hungary: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 90.8% (2020), 56th of 176 in the world and 30th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 102.9% (2024), 64th of 191 in the world and 15th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 108.9% (2024), 9th of 168 in the world and 2nd of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.

Pre-primary enrolment90.8%2020 · world 56/176 · region 30/51Primary enrolment102.9%2024 · world 64/191 · region 15/53Primary completion108.9%2024 · world 9/168 · region 2/47Secondary enrolment107.4%2024 · world 33/176 · region 20/53
Pre-primary enrolment
HungaryEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%199520002005201020152020Hungary90.8%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
HungaryEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
95%98%100%102%105%108%199520002005201020152020Hungary102.9%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
10 indicators

Education: Hungary in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross90.8%202056/17630/5179.6%85.2%90.8%+5.7 ppsince 201078.3%83.8%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross102.9%202464/19115/53101.2%2001100.5%99.1%+1.3 ppsince 201499.9%99.8%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group108.9%20249/1682/4797.4%200199.9%94.3%+10.6 ppsince 201498.1%97.8%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross107.4%202433/17620/5398.4%2001102.0%101.9%+1.3 ppsince 2014103.3%103.2%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group93.8%202468/16833/50··92.8%−1.2 ppsince 201491.9%95.6%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross60.5%202461/17236/5242.3%200160.7%56.6%+7.1 ppsince 201484.9%82.0%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age2.8%202498/17814/511.5%20012.1%2.4%−0.5 ppsince 2014—2.5%—
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary10.82016155/17336/4810.710.6·+5.1%since 200614.914.023.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP3.8%2022109/18436/494.9%4.7%4.1%−0.4 ppsince 20124.6%4.7%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure7.8%2022165/17946/4910.3%9.7%8.1%−0.6 ppsince 201211.7%12.0%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Hungary and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Hungary. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorHungaryUkraineRomaniaAustriaSerbiaSlovakia
Pre-primary enrolment90.8%202085.8%202094.9%2020102.9%202063.8%2021101.8%2020
Primary enrolment102.9%202493.3%202484.9%2023101.3%202496.0%2024102.8%2024
Primary completion108.9%202494.6%202481.0%202396.7%202496.0%202298.4%2024
Secondary enrolment107.4%202486.2%202481.6%2023100.6%202489.8%202493.2%2024
Lower secondary completion93.8%202489.8%202478.0%202395.8%202495.3%202284.9%2024
Tertiary enrolment60.5%202487.2%202455.2%202392.6%202470.6%202454.5%2024
Out-of-school children2.8%202412.9%202415.6%20231.4%20243.3%20241.1%2024
Pupils per teacher10.8201613.0201819.3201710.0201714.3201815.52017
Education spending3.8%20225.1%20213.3%20225.3%20223.4%20234.7%2022
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