Hungary - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Hungary was 4.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 4.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 4.00
1974 4.00
1975 4.00
1976 4.00
1977 4.00
1978 4.00
1979 4.00
1980 4.00
1981 4.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1986 4.00
1987 4.00
1988 4.00
1989 4.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 4.00
1993 4.00
1994 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 4.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 4.00
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 4.00
2018 4.00
2019 4.00
2020 4.00
2021 4.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Hungary was 364,424 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 708,415 in 1985 and a minimum value of 364,424 in 2019.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 528,053
1972 517,494
1973 518,002
1974 528,074
1975 548,773
1976 567,331
1977 584,960
1978 590,268
1979 584,236
1980 586,230
1981 602,318
1982 647,100
1983 682,038
1984 707,729
1985 708,415
1986 677,387
1987 644,816
1988 596,965
1989 561,356
1990 530,993
1991 506,800
1992 497,771
1993 494,107
1994 507,617
1995 508,003
1996 507,238
1997 502,555
1998 504,046
1999 503,302
2000 500,946
2001 489,768
2002 477,865
2003 464,013
2004 446,610
2005 430,561
2006 415,858
2007 399,250
2008 394,246
2009 389,510
2010 387,969
2011 387,262
2012 384,834
2013 385,466
2014 393,020
2015 395,549
2016 394,433
2017 390,970
2018 373,837
2019 364,424

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Hungary was 48.58 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 48.80 in 1989, while its lowest value was 48.07 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 48.07
1972 48.29
1973 48.36
1974 48.38
1975 48.51
1976 48.45
1977 48.53
1978 48.45
1979 48.49
1980 48.48
1981 48.53
1982 48.60
1983 48.62
1984 48.62
1985 48.66
1986 48.60
1987 48.68
1988 48.78
1989 48.80
1990 48.72
1991 48.72
1992 48.70
1994 48.56
1995 48.55
1996 48.48
1997 48.43
1998 48.47
1999 48.40
2000 48.44
2001 48.44
2002 48.45
2003 48.49
2004 48.44
2005 48.28
2006 48.29
2007 48.24
2008 48.32
2009 48.39
2010 48.41
2011 48.43
2012 48.41
2013 48.36
2014 48.41
2015 48.55
2016 48.62
2017 48.58

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Hungary was 37,681 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,584 in 1994 and a minimum value of 34,955 in 2014.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 52,584
1995 44,585
1997 41,813
1998 46,872
1999 47,260
2000 46,777
2001 46,475
2002 46,497
2003 48,393
2004 42,643
2005 41,230
2006 40,580
2007 39,706
2008 37,844
2009 37,108
2010 36,675
2011 36,716
2012 36,719
2013 37,054
2014 34,955
2015 36,029
2016 36,632
2019 37,681

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Hungary was 95.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 96.95 in 2014, while its lowest value was 80.84 in 1994.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1994 80.84
1995 91.55
1997 84.52
1999 85.45
2000 84.92
2001 86.15
2002 85.71
2003 84.26
2004 95.89
2005 95.95
2006 96.01
2007 96.01
2008 95.90
2009 96.05
2010 95.89
2011 95.79
2012 95.69
2013 95.58
2014 96.95
2015 96.84
2016 96.60
2019 95.77

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes