Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary

Hungary: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 7.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7.6%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
89th
of 142 countries
All-time high
16.6%
in 1997
All-time low
5.2%
in 2003
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary, 1997–2018

57.51012.51517.51997200720181997: 16.6 %1998: 14.6 %1999: 11 %2000: 9.5 %2001: 7.5 %2002: 6 %2003: 5.2 %2004: 6.7 %2005: 5.8 %2006: 5.6 %2007: 5.8 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 7 %2010: 7.5 %2011: 8.4 %2012: 7.9 %2013: 7.1 %2014: 7.1 %2015: 7.8 %2016: 8 %2017: 7.9 %2018: 7.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 7.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary peaked at 16.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2003.

Hungary ranks 89th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Hungary, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 16.6%
1998 14.6% -12.4%
1999 11.0% -24.7%
2000 9.5% -13.0%
2001 7.5% -21.1%
2002 6.0% -20.3%
2003 5.2% -12.6%
2004 6.7% +27.7%
2005 5.8% -13.4%
2006 5.6% -2.9%
2007 5.8% +2.6%
2008 5.9% +3.1%
2009 7.0% +17.4%
2010 7.5% +6.9%
2011 8.4% +12.2%
2012 7.9% -5.2%
2013 7.1% -10.3%
2014 7.1% -0.7%
2015 7.8% +10.3%
2016 8.0% +2.7%
2017 7.9% -1.3%
2018 7.6% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.0% 11.0% 16.6% 3
2000s 6.5% 5.2% 9.5% 10
2010s 7.7% 7.1% 8.4% 9

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 86 Eswatini 8.0% compare
  2. 87 Germany 7.9% compare
  3. 88 Croatia 7.7% compare
  4. 90 Macau, China 7.6% compare
  5. 91 Iceland 7.5% compare
  6. 92 Slovakia 7.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Hungary was 7.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1997.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2003.
How does Hungary rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Hungary ranks 89th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/