Hungary: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Hungary's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00344 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 0.99).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was −0.000951 and a typical year strayed about 0.00464 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00942 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Hungary had the 48th highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Hungary in the 2020 ranking

• Luxembourg — 44th of 65: 0.99
• North Macedonia — 45th of 65: 0.99
• Italy — 46th of 65: 0.99
• Liberia — 48th of 65: 0.99
• United States — 49th of 65: 0.99
• Austria — 50th of 65: 0.99

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 49 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.03 (2021)
• Armenia — 1.02 (2021)
• Austria — 0.99 (2020)
• Azerbaijan — 0.99 (2021)
• Belarus — 0.99 (2021)
• Belgium — 1.08 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 0.98 (2020)
• Croatia — 1.04 (2020)
• Cyprus

More education data for Hungary

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 384,692 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 815,267 (2024)
• Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 43.29% (2024)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 3.8% (2022)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 90.84% (2020)
• Persistence to last grade of primary, total (% of cohort)

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Questions people ask

What is Hungary's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.99 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 7.64% from 0.92 in 1971 (0.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.02 in 1995 and the lowest 0.92 in 1971.

How does Hungary rank?

48th highest of 65 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Hungary?

In 2020, Hungary's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00344 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 0.99). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was −0.000951 and a typical year strayed about 0.00464 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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