Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary
Hungary: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary is 1.02 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9763 index, in 1981.
That places Hungary 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9763 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9778 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9794 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9825 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9846 index | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9864 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.987 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9882 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9908 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9945 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9963 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9976 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9991 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.02 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.02 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9837 index | 0.9763 index | 0.9908 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.9945 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More gender data for Hungary
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,338 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,111 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,111 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9763 index in 1981.
- How does Hungary rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Hungary ranks 83rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.