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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).

Key figures

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

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: 2022

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

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: 2023/2024

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

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.
Last data for period: 2016

Share of young people with tertiary educational attainment

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: 2023

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Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 29/08/2024
Hungary, 2024 Q1 26/08/2024
Snapshots, 2023 – Enterprises 02/07/2024
Snapshots, 2023 – Tourism, catering 01/07/2024
Hungary, 2023 27/06/2024
Snapshots, 2023 – Industry 25/06/2024
Snapshots, 2023 – External trade 06/06/2024
Snapshots, 2023 – Education 29/05/2024
Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2023 27/05/2024
Educational data 2023/2024 (preliminary data) 12/01/2024
Hungary, quarters 1-3 of 2023 – On the path of disinflation 10/01/2024
Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 17/01/2024
Hungary, 1st semester of 2023 – disinflation started 19/10/2023
Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2022 23/11/2023
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

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

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Education at kindergartens

23.1.1.7. Education at kindergartens 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.5. Education at kindergartens by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025

International

23.1.3.1. Students in tertiary education 10/11/2023 11/11/2024

Non-formal vocational trainings

23.1.1.25. Enrolled participants in non-formal vocational trainings by fields of training 17/08/2022

Other educational data

23.1.1.33. Average gross earnings of teachers working in intial education and of professionals in the national economy and their share 27/02/2024 27/02/2025
23.1.1.30. Percentage of low-performing students in PISA Surveys 15/12/2023
23.1.1.28. Participation rate of population aged 25–64 in formal and non formal education and training in the last 12 months by sex, age group, educational attainment level, labour status 31/10/2023
23.1.1.32. Enterprises providing training 26/10/2022
23.1.1.31. Adults' performance on PIAAC surveys, 2017 06/04/2021

Primary education

23.1.1.8. Education at primary schools 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.9. Students learning foreign languages in primary schools 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.1.10. Students in minority initial education in primary schools 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.1.11. Use and availability of ICT in primary schools 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.2.6. Education at primary schools by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025

Secondary education

23.1.1.12. Education at vocational schools and special skills development schools 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.13. Education at vocational training schools 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.14. Education at secondary general schools 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.15. Education at technicums, upper secondary vocational schools 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.16. Students learning foreign languages in secondary schools 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.1.17. Students in minority initial education in secondary schools 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.1.18. Use and availability of ICT in secondary schools 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.2.7. Education at vocational schools and special skills development schools by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.8. Education at vocational training schools by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.9. Education at secondary general schools by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.10. Education at technicums, upper secondary vocational schools by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025

Summary table

23.1.1.1. Main, long time series data of education 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.3. Teachers in institutions for initial education and vocational education by tasks 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.1.4. Kindergarten children, students in full-time and part-time education, school-age population 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.5. Number and share of graduates in full-time and part-time education 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.6. Children and students with special educational needs by type of disabilities 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.2.1. Students per teacher by county and region 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.2. School-age population by county and region 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.2.3. Share of kindergarten children and participants in full-time education by county and region 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.2.4. Share of graduates in full-time education by county and region 23/08/2024 23/08/2025
23.1.1.2. Expenditure on education of the budgetary institutions 27/05/2024 13/12/2024

Tertiary education

23.1.2.13. Full-time students in tertiary undergraduate (BA/BSc) and postgraduate (MA/MSc) training by permanent place of residence (county, region) 23/08/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.19. Number of applicants and admissions to full-time form of universities and colleges 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.20. Tertiary education 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.21. Tertiary undergraduate (BA/BSc) and postgraduate (MA/MSc) training 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.22. Students in BA/BSc and MA/MSc training by fields of training 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.23. Students learning foreign languages in tertiary education 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.1.24. Use and availability of ICT at tertiary educational institutions 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.11. Key data on tertiary education by county and region of headquarters of instituions 27/05/2024 27/05/2025
23.1.2.12. Students in tertiary undergraduate (BA/BSc) and postgraduate (MA/MSc) training by place of task units 27/05/2024 27/05/2025

Dissemination database ( infra-annual data annual data )

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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 31/08/2024 18/10/2024
Graduates in initial and vocational education 31/08/2024 18/10/2024
Main data on initial education 30/11/2023 18/10/2024
Number of children and students by age 30/11/2023 18/10/2024
Participants in initial and vocational education 30/11/2023 18/10/2024
Children, students with special educational needs 30/11/2023 18/10/2024
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 12/10/2023 11/10/2024
Number of students by age 12/10/2023 11/10/2024
Students, graduates in tertiary education (by seat of institution) 12/10/2023 11/10/2024
Fields of training in tertiary education 12/10/2023 11/10/2024
Number of foreign students by country 12/10/2023 11/10/2024

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

Census data

Census
National regional data Population census 2011
4. Educational attainment data Microcensus 2016

Data visualisations

Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2023 – charts
Key data on settlements – Census 2022
Census Maps
Interactive Mapping Application
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Microcensus 2016 – Educational attainment of the Hungarian population