UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary

Hungary: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 11.75 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.75
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
12
in 2010
All-time low
7.46
in 1970
Years of data
13
1970–2016

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary, 1970–2016

02.557.51012.51970199320161970: 7.51980: 8.41990: 9.72001: 9.82005: 10.52009: 11.92010: 122011: 11.92012: 11.82013: 11.92014: 11.62015: 11.72016: 11.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2016, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary stood at 11.75.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary peaked at 12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.46, in 1970.

Hungary ranks 33rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Hungary, 1970 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1970 7.46
1980 8.43 +13.1%
1990 9.69 +14.8%
2001 9.83 +1.5%
2005 10.48 +6.6%
2009 11.92 +13.7%
2010 12 +0.7%
2011 11.88 -1.0%
2012 11.79 -0.8%
2013 11.95 +1.4%
2014 11.61 -2.8%
2015 11.7 +0.8%
2016 11.75 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.46 7.46 7.46 1
1980s 8.43 8.43 8.43 1
1990s 9.69 9.69 9.69 1
2000s 10.74 9.83 11.92 3
2010s 11.81 11.61 12 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 30 Hong Kong, China 11.91 compare
  2. 31 Austria 11.87 compare
  3. 32 Republic of Moldova 11.77 compare
  4. 34 Ireland 11.73 compare
  5. 35 Uzbekistan 11.62
  6. 36 Bulgaria 11.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Hungary was 11.75 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2010.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 7.46 in 1970.
How does Hungary rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Hungary ranks 33rd out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/