Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary
Hungary: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary is 1.03 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary peaked at 1.03 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9081 index, in 1981.
Hungary ranks 104th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9081 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9122 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9175 index | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.925 index | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.931 index | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.939 index | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9439 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9522 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9598 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9674 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9692 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9711 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9748 index | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.983 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9924 index | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9994 index | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.03 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 index, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.03 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 index, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9321 index | 0.9081 index | 0.9598 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9889 index | 0.9674 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary was 1.03 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9081 index in 1981.
- How does Hungary rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Hungary ranks 104th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.