Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary

Hungary: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 62.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
62.0%
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
135th
of 179 countries
All-time high
91.4%
in 1998
All-time low
62.0%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 91.4 %1999: 89 %2000: 89.7 %2001: 88.5 %2002: 87.2 %2003: 87.2 %2004: 72.8 %2005: 72.8 %2006: 73.3 %2007: 73.8 %2008: 73.4 %2009: 73.4 %2010: 72.4 %2011: 71.7 %2012: 71.1 %2013: 73.5 %2014: 74.9 %2015: 76.8 %2016: 78.6 %2017: 77 %2018: 62 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary stood at 62.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary peaked at 91.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2018.

That places Hungary 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.2% 89.0% 91.4% 2
2000s 79.2% 72.8% 89.7% 10
2010s 73.1% 62.0% 78.6% 9

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 132 Mali 62.9% compare
  2. 133 Philippines 62.5% compare
  3. 134 Denmark 62.3% compare
  4. 136 Latvia 61.1% compare
  5. 137 France 60.7% compare
  6. 138 China (People’s Republic of) 60.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Hungary was 62.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2018.
How does Hungary rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Hungary ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.