Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Hungary
Hungary: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 108.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 108.9% for primary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Hungary peaked at 108.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2019.
That places Hungary 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 97.4% | — |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 100.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 100.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 108.9% | +12.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 108.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 108.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 100.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 93.9% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 94.3% | 108.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More aid effectiveness data for Hungary
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 8.90 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 450,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 760,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 237.81 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 160,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 22.92 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 12.78 million current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 730,000 current US$ (2003)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 30,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 4.72 million current US$ (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Hungary?
- Primary completion rate, total in Hungary was 108.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 108.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2019.
- How does Hungary rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Hungary ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.