Education

Education in the everyday sense is the transfer of knowledge, in the course of which a greater amount of theoretical and practical knowledge is taught to a person or a group within a usually regular, institutionalised framework. Education statistics includes measuring the educational level and qualifications of the population, assessing the performance of initial education (until 2011 public education) and tertiary educational institutions, publishing data on human and financial resources of education, and monitoring the lifelong learning process of the individual (workplace training and adult education).

3.5%

Expenditure on education of the budgetary institutions as a percentage of GDP

2021

Indicator description

Share of budgetary expenditures on education in the gross domestic product. Budgetary expenditure on education includes kindergarten, primary, secondary, tertiary education, other education and other expenditure related to education.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2021

82.8%

Share of participants in formal education in the 3–22 year-old population

2022/2023

Indicator description

The indicator shows the share of the population aged 3–22 who take part in initial full-time education and training.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2022/2023

32.8%

Share of population aged 25–64 participating in education, training

2016

Indicator description

In the population aged 25–64, the share of those who participated in formal or informal education or training in the 12 months prior to the interview.

Source of data: Adult education (preliminary) statistical reflection (Hungarian)

Last data for period: 2016

31.9%

Share of young people with tertiary educational attainment

2022

Indicator description

In the population aged 25–34, the share of those who have tertiary educational attainment.

Source of data: Summary Tables (STADAT)

Last data for period: 2022

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Educational data, 2022/2023 (preliminary data)

In the 2022/2023 school year, 1.7 million children and young people participate in full-time initial, vocational and tertiary education in Hungary according to preliminary data. Compared to the previous school year, there are more children in kindergartens, fewer students in primary and secondary schools, while the number of students in tertiary education stagnates. There are 176 thousand part-time students: more students at primary and secondary level and fewer in tertiary education.

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Publications	Released
Hungary, 2023 Q1	30/08/2023
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2022	14/06/2023
Hungary, 2022	28/06/2023
Hungary in figures, 2022	11/07/2023
Hungary, Quarter 3 2022	06/02/2023
Educational data 2022/2023 (preliminary data)	18/01/2023
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2021	10/01/2023

Release and revision calendar Publication repertory

Summary tables (STADAT) ( infra-annual data annual data )	Latest update	Next update
Education at kindergartens
23.1.2.5. Education at kindergartens by county and region	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.7. Education at kindergartens	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
International
23.1.3.1. Students in tertiary education	10/10/2022	27/10/2023
Non-formal vocational trainings
23.1.1.25. Enrolled participants in non-formal vocational trainings by fields of training	17/08/2022	29/09/2023
Other educational data
23.1.1.26. Proportion of 20–24 year-old population with minimum secondary education degree	03/04/2023	03/04/2024
23.1.1.27. Distribution of the 25–64 year-old population by school qualification	03/04/2023	03/04/2024
23.1.1.28. Early school-leavers	03/04/2023	03/04/2024
23.1.1.32. Average gross earnings of teachers working in initial education and their share as a percentage of average graduate earnings	14/03/2023	14/03/2024
23.1.1.31. Enterprises providing training	26/10/2022	–
23.1.1.29. Percentage of low-performing students in PISA Surveys	17/08/2022	–
23.1.1.30. Adults' performance on PIAAC surveys, 2017	06/04/2021	–
Primary education
23.1.2.6. Education at primary schools by county and region	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.8. Education at primary schools	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.9. Students learning foreign languages in primary schools	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
23.1.1.10. Students in minority initial education in primary schools	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
23.1.1.11. Use and availability of ICT in primary schools	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
Secondary education
23.1.2.7. Education at vocational schools and special skills development schools by county and region	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.8. Education at vocational training schools by county and region	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.9. Education at secondary general schools by county and region	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.10. Education at technicums, upper secondary vocational schools by county and region	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.12. Education at vocational schools and special skills development schools	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.13. Education at vocational training schools	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.14. Education at secondary general schools	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.15. Education at technicums, upper secondary vocational schools	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.16. Students learning foreign languages in secondary schools	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
23.1.1.17. Students in minority initial education in secondary schools	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
23.1.1.18. Use and availability of ICT in secondary schools	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
Summary data
23.1.1.4. Kindergarten children, students in full-time and part-time education, school-age population	08/09/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.2. School-age population by county and region	08/09/2023	08/09/2024
23.1.2.3. Share of kindergarten children and participants in full-time education by county and region	08/09/2023	08/09/2024
23.1.1.1. Main, long time series data of education	17/08/2023	29/09/2023
23.1.1.3. Teachers in institutions for initial education and vocational education by tasks	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
23.1.1.6. Children and students with special educational needs by type of disabilities	17/08/2023	17/08/2024
23.1.2.1. Students per teacher by county and region	17/08/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.2. Expenditure on education of the budgetary institutions	26/05/2023	15/12/2023
23.1.1.5. Number and share of graduates in full-time and part-time education	26/05/2023	29/09/2023
23.1.2.4. Share of graduates in full-time education by county and region	17/08/2022	29/09/2023
Tertiary education
23.1.1.19. Number of applicants and admissions to full-time form of universities and colleges	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.20. Tertiary education	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.21. Tertiary undergraduate (BA/BSc) and postgraduate (MA/MSc) training	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.22. Students in BA/BSc and MA/MSc training by fields of training	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.23. Students learning foreign languages in tertiary education	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.1.24. Use and availability of ICT at tertiary educational institutions	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.11. Key data on tertiary education by county and region of headquarters of instituions	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.12. Students in tertiary undergraduate (BA/BSc) and postgraduate (MA/MSc) training by place of task units	26/05/2023	26/05/2024
23.1.2.13. Full-time students in tertiary undergraduate (BA/BSc) and postgraduate (MA/MSc) training by permanent place of residence (county, region)	26/05/2023	29/09/2023

Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data )	Latest update	Next update
Educational attainment - Population and Housing Population and Housing Census
Data of population by main characteristics of education by region from Microcensus 2016	28/02/2019	–
Population by main characteristics of demography, education and employment by regions	14/04/2014	–
Formal education - initial education, vocational education
Vocational education and training	15/05/2023	12/10/2023
Main data on initial education	06/03/2023	12/10/2023
Participants in initial and vocational education	06/03/2023	12/10/2023
Children, students with special educational needs	06/03/2023	12/10/2023
Graduates in initial and vocational education	06/03/2023	12/10/2023
Number of children and students by age	27/10/2022	12/10/2023
Main data on initial education	12/10/2020	–
Number of pupils and students by age	12/10/2020	–
Participants in initial education	12/10/2020	–
Special education	12/10/2020	–
Vocational education and training	12/10/2020	–
Graduates in initial educaiton	12/10/2020	–
Number of pupils and students by age	14/11/2016	–
Main data on initial education	30/09/2016	–
Special education	30/09/2016	–
Participants in initial education	30/09/2016	–
Vocational education and training	30/09/2016	–
Graduates in initial educaiton	30/09/2016	–
Formal education - tertiary education
Main data on tertiary education (by seat of institution	06/03/2023	12/10/2023
Students, graduates in tertiary education (by seat of institution)	06/03/2023	12/10/2023
Fields of training in tertiary education	12/10/2022	12/10/2023
Number of students by age	12/10/2022	12/10/2023
Number of foreign students by country	12/10/2022	12/10/2023
Lifelong learning
Training enterprises by NACE	20/10/2022	–
Training enterprises by size class	20/10/2022	–
Costs of CVT courses by NACE sections	20/10/2022	–
Cost of CVT courses by size class	20/10/2022	–
CVT course hours by NACE	20/10/2022	–
CVT course hours by size class	20/10/2022	–
Non-training enterprises by NACE	20/10/2022	–
Non-training enterprises by size class	20/10/2022	–
Participation in CVT courses by sex and NACE	20/10/2022	–
Participation in CVT courses by sex and size class	20/10/2022	–
Cost of CVT courses by NACE	10/09/2009	–
CVT course hours by NACE	25/06/2009	–
Non-training enterprises by NACE	25/06/2009	–
Training enterprises by NACE	25/06/2009	–
Participation in CVT courses by age-group and NACE	25/06/2009	–
Participation in CVT courses by age-group and size class	25/06/2009	–
Participation in CVT courses by sex and NACE	25/06/2009	–