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In Hungary, 59 thousand children were enrolled in daytime care facilities for young children in 2024, almost 22% of the relevant age group (0-2 year olds). In the 2024/2025 school year, 1 million 689 thousand children and young people participate in full-time education at various levels of initial education, vocational training and tertiary education. Compared to the previous school year, the number of children in kindergartens and students in secondary and tertiary education has increased, while that of primary school students has decreased. In total, nearly 231 thousand people receive part-time education.

King Leopold I gave Debrecen free royal town status in a patent dated 11 April 1693, in commemoration of this event the city is celebrating since 1998 its day on 11 April. Debrecen was the capital of the country twice, since the mid-1980s it is the second most populous city of Hungary (preceding Miskolc). It is a significant economic and educational-cultural centre. The city is the first in the rank of county seats considering the number of registered enterprises, and the University of Debrecen hosts, among the tertiary educational institutions of Hungary, the most foreign students.

The Regional differences in Society chapter of the TÉR-KÉP (Map-Snap), 2023 publication offers information, beside demographic and labour market processes, about Hungary’s healthcare and social services systems, too. Regional disparities in the country’s public- and tertiary education are made known. The former is mainly following the regional distribution of the population, while the latter is strongly concentrated in larger cities. During the 2023/2024 academic year 56% of full-time students participating in tertiary undergraduate and postgraduate training studied in Budapest, 42% in towns of county rank. The complete publication is available in Hungarian: TÉR-KÉP, 2023.

In the 2024/2025 school year, 1.9 million children and students participate in the different levels of initial, vocational and tertiary education in Hungary. Compared to the previous school year, the number of kindergarten children as well as students in secondary schools and tertiary educational institutions increased, while that of students in primary schools decreased. The number of full-time teachers and instructors in initial education and vocational training has risen to nearly 148 thousand, which is an increase of more than 2,300 compared to a year earlier. The number of teachers and lecturers working in tertiary education institutions also increased.

The yearbook provides an overview of Hungary's demographic, social and economic processes, environmental characteristics and their changes over time, with the help of tens of thousands of data of 500 tables, graphs and maps. Innovatively, the Tourism, catering chapter in the volume includes the gross receipts of tourist accommodation establishments by type of accommodation. Another change is that this year the Regional data chapter already presents territorial data by tourism area, giving greater emphasis to tourist destinations.