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Culture

Culture contributes to the competitiveness of the society by strengthening the foundations of a knowledge-based society, in which the development of public culture and community development also play an important role. Cultural statistics includes the measurement of areas dealing with the cultural activities of society (e.g. theatre, cinema, museum, library, mass media, book production, etc.), the communication of data on cultural spending and funding.

Key figures

Budgetary expenditure on culture as a percentage of GDP

Indicator description

These expenditures include the ones on books, music and journal publishing, radio, television broadcasting, cultural activities, artistic activities, zoological and botanical gardens, national parks, historic landmarks, as well as other entertainment and cultural activities.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2021

Number of theatre visits per thousand inhabitants

Indicator description

Number of theatre visits per thousand inhabitants. When determining the number of theatre visits, every visitor is taken into account as many times as many performances he/she attended. The indicator meaures the number of thetre visits per thousand inhabitants.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2021

Number of museum visits per thousand inhabitants

Indicator description

When determining the number of museum visits, every visitor is taken into account as many times as many exhibitions he/she attended.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2021

Number of published books, booklets

Indicator description

Published book: a work prepared by printing or other means of reproduction having min. 49 pages, which is included in the National Bibliographies and made available to the public. Published booklet: a work prepared by printing or other means of reproduction having 4–48 pages, which is not published periodically and is made available to the public. Re-prints of a book are considered as separate publications.
Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)
Last data for period: 2021

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Hungary, Quarter 3 2022 06/02/2023
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021 10/01/2023

Publication repertory

Summary tables (STADAT) ( infra-annual data annual data )

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Book and periodical production

16.2.1.1. Published literary, young adults' and children's books (quarterly data) 02/05/2023 21/07/2023
16.1.1.5. Books and booklets by character 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.6. Book- and booklet publishing by authors' nationality and character of their work 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.7. Periodical publications 21/09/2022 07/06/2023

Cultural institutes, entertainment

16.1.1.8. Museum institutions 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.9. Libraries 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.10. Archives 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.11. Public cultural institutes and programmes 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.12. Zoos, wildlife- and culture parks 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.13. Theatres 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.14. Concerts 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.15. Dance ensembles 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.16. Cinemas, films 21/09/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.2.1. Museum institutions by county and region 21/09/2022 21/09/2023
16.1.2.2. Public libraries by county and region 21/09/2022 21/09/2023
16.1.2.3. Public cultural institutes and programmes by county and region 21/09/2022 21/09/2023
16.1.2.4. Theatres by county and region 21/09/2022 21/09/2023
16.1.2.5. Cinemas by county and region 21/09/2022 21/09/2023

Sport

16.1.1.17. Sports data for primary and secondary schools 13/12/2022 28/09/2023
16.1.1.18. Budgetary expenditures on sport 21/09/2022 21/09/2023

Summary data

16.1.1.1. Comprehensive data on culture 09/12/2022 07/06/2023
16.1.1.3. Budgetary expenditures on culture 09/12/2022 21/09/2023
16.1.1.2. Main long time series data on culture 21/09/2022 07/06/2023

Television and radio programme

16.1.1.4. Television and radio programmes by types 21/09/2022 07/06/2023

Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data )

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Radio and TV broadcasters

Broadcasting time in hour 23/09/2022 08/09/2023
Broadcasting by languages 23/09/2022 08/09/2023
Programme service 23/09/2022 08/09/2023

Book production

Juvenile and children's literary 21/04/2023
Books and booklets by published language 21/04/2023
Books and booklets by nationality of author 21/04/2023
Number of books and booklets by number of copies 21/04/2023
Books and booklets by subject 21/04/2023
Literary works by genre 21/04/2023
Types of publication 21/04/2023
Schoolbooks by educational level 21/04/2023

Cinema, films

Traffic data of cinemas 06/03/2023
Number of screens in cinemas 06/03/2023
Feature-length films 12/10/2022

Data visualisations

WEEKLY MONITOR – Education, infant nursery services, culture
Interactive Mapping Application
Day of the Hungarian Culture, January 22