School life … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes years in Hungary

Hungary: School life … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes years was 0.6888 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6888 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
14th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6973 years
in 2017
All-time low
0.397 years
in 2009
Years of data
21
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary, 1998–2018

00.20.40.61998200820181998: 0.474 years1999: 0.557 years2000: 0.611 years2001: 0.637 years2002: 0.686 years2003: 0.6 years2004: 0.456 years2005: 0.441 years2006: 0.438 years2007: 0.433 years2008: 0.442 years2009: 0.397 years2010: 0.409 years2011: 0.416 years2012: 0.413 years2013: 0.576 years2014: 0.592 years2015: 0.611 years2016: 0.608 years2017: 0.697 years2018: 0.689 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary is 0.6888 years, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary peaked at 0.6973 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.397 years, in 2009.

That places Hungary 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School life … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes years in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) in Hungary, 1998 to 2018.
Year years Change
1998 0.4743 years —
1999 0.5572 years +17.5%
2000 0.6109 years +9.7%
2001 0.6368 years +4.2%
2002 0.686 years +7.7%
2003 0.5997 years -12.6%
2004 0.4557 years -24.0%
2005 0.4411 years -3.2%
2006 0.4384 years -0.6%
2007 0.4334 years -1.1%
2008 0.4416 years +1.9%
2009 0.397 years -10.1%
2010 0.4089 years +3.0%
2011 0.4158 years +1.7%
2012 0.4131 years -0.7%
2013 0.5756 years +39.3%
2014 0.5923 years +2.9%
2015 0.611 years +3.2%
2016 0.6076 years -0.6%
2017 0.6973 years +14.8%
2018 0.6888 years -1.2%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.6888 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2177 years, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.6888 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1838 years, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life … post-secondary non-tertiary both sexes years in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +39.3% 0.4131 years 0.5756 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5158 years 0.4743 years 0.5572 years 2
2000s 0.5141 years 0.397 years 0.686 years 10
2010s 0.5567 years 0.4089 years 0.6973 years 9

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 11 Germany 0.8486 years compare
  2. 12 Barbados 0.8211 years compare
  3. 13 Greece 0.7342 years compare
  4. 15 Namibia 0.6507 years compare
  5. 16 New Zealand 0.6454 years compare
  6. 17 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6275 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Hungary was 0.6888 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.6973 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.397 years in 2009.
How does Hungary rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Hungary ranks 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.