UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary

Hungary: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 43.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.1%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
16th
of 80 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 2010
All-time low
10.2%
in 1970
Years of data
13
1970–2016

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary, 1970–2016

10203040501970199320161970: 10.21980: 19.61990: 262001: 36.42005: 41.92009: 50.62010: 51.42011: 502012: 49.62013: 44.62014: 41.12015: 422016: 43.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2016, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary stood at 43.1%.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary peaked at 51.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1970.

Hungary ranks 16th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female in Hungary, 1970 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1970 10.2%
1980 19.6% +93.0%
1990 26.0% +32.7%
2001 36.4% +39.9%
2005 41.9% +15.0%
2009 50.6% +20.7%
2010 51.4% +1.6%
2011 50.0% -2.8%
2012 49.6% -0.7%
2013 44.6% -10.2%
2014 41.1% -7.8%
2015 42.0% +2.2%
2016 43.1% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 1
1980s 19.6% 19.6% 19.6% 1
1990s 26.0% 26.0% 26.0% 1
2000s 43.0% 36.4% 50.6% 3
2010s 46.0% 41.1% 51.4% 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Austria 44.6% compare
  2. 14 Serbia 44.3% compare
  3. 15 United States 43.7% compare
  4. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.0% compare
  5. 18 Estonia 41.6% compare
  6. 19 Latvia 41.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Hungary was 43.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1970.
How does Hungary rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/