Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary

Hungary: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 3.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.9%
Change on year
up 21.6%
World rank
67th
of 148 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 1997
All-time low
1.2%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary, 1997–2018

24681997200720181997: 8.1 %1998: 1.8 %1999: 1.8 %2000: 2.9 %2001: 2.1 %2002: 1.3 %2003: 1.7 %2004: 2.6 %2005: 1.4 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 2.8 %2009: 3 %2010: 3.2 %2011: 3.4 %2012: 3.2 %2013: 3.1 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 2.8 %2016: 2.9 %2017: 3.2 %2018: 3.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary stood at 3.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary peaked at 8.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2006.

Hungary ranks 67th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Hungary, 1997 to 2018.
Year % Change
1997 8.1%
1998 1.8% -77.0%
1999 1.8% -1.5%
2000 2.9% +58.5%
2001 2.1% -27.1%
2002 1.3% -39.8%
2003 1.7% +37.1%
2004 2.6% +49.0%
2005 1.4% -46.9%
2006 1.2% -9.4%
2007 2.8% +121.4%
2008 2.8% +1.8%
2009 3.0% +5.2%
2010 3.2% +8.2%
2011 3.4% +6.8%
2012 3.2% -6.8%
2013 3.1% -2.4%
2014 2.9% -6.7%
2015 2.8% -1.7%
2016 2.9% +1.7%
2017 3.2% +9.7%
2018 3.9% +21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.9% 1.8% 8.1% 3
2000s 2.2% 1.2% 3.0% 10
2010s 3.2% 2.8% 3.9% 9

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  4. 68 Grenada 3.8% compare
  5. 69 Azerbaijan 3.7% compare
  6. 70 Morocco 3.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Hungary was 3.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1997.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2006.
How does Hungary rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Hungary ranks 67th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/