Urban population, above primary education in Hungary

Hungary: Urban population, above primary education was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
78th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2002
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
17
1998–2016

Urban population, above primary education in Hungary, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.698 % of population with high education1999: 0.711 % of population with high education2001: 0.715 % of population with high education2002: 0.717 % of population with high education2003: 0.708 % of population with high education2004: 0.716 % of population with high education2006: 0.561 % of population with high education2007: 0.538 % of population with high education2008: 0.543 % of population with high education2009: 0.537 % of population with high education2010: 0.534 % of population with high education2011: 0.543 % of population with high education2012: 0.636 % of population with high education2013: 0.63 % of population with high education2014: 0.621 % of population with high education2015: 0.544 % of population with high education2016: 0.543 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, above primary education in Hungary stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Hungary peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.

Hungary ranks 78th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Urban population, above primary education in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Hungary, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
1998 0.7%
1999 0.7% +1.8%
2001 0.7% +0.5%
2002 0.7% +0.3%
2003 0.7% -1.2%
2004 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.6% -21.7%
2007 0.5% -4.1%
2008 0.5% +0.9%
2009 0.5% -1.0%
2010 0.5% -0.6%
2011 0.5% +1.7%
2012 0.6% +17.0%
2013 0.6% -0.8%
2014 0.6% -1.4%
2015 0.5% -12.4%
2016 0.5% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 8
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 75 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
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  4. 79 Philippines 0.5% compare
  5. 80 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
  6. 81 Egypt 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Hungary?
Urban population, above primary education in Hungary was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Hungary rank for urban population, above primary education?
Hungary ranks 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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