Hungary: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Hungary's tertiary education, academic staff (% female) rose 0.54 percentage points on 2023 (from 42.74% to 43.29%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2023), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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 4.53 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.93 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% 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 2024, Hungary had the 39th highest value of the 61 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 2024 ranking

• Bahrain — 35th of 61: 46.89%
• Austria — 36th of 61: 45.74%
• United Arab Emirates — 37th of 61: 43.74%
• Germany — 39th of 61: 41.97%
• Samoa — 40th of 61: 40.59%
• Switzerland — 41st of 61: 39.89%

What this measures

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 52 values

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in nearby economies

• Albania — 58.85% (2024)
• Andorra — 50.48% (2024)
• Armenia — 63.47% (2024)
• Austria — 45.74% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 62.01% (2024)
• Belarus — 61.56% (2024)
• Belgium — 50.36% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 46.78% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 52.32% (2024)
• Croatia — 51.15% (2023)

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)
• 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) — 98.34% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Hungary's tertiary education, academic staff (% female)?

43.29% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 20.82 percentage points from 22.47% in 1971. The highest value was 43.31% in 2014 and the lowest 22.47% in 1971.

How does Hungary rank?

39th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in tertiary education, academic staff (% female) unusual for Hungary?

In 2024, Hungary's tertiary education, academic staff (% female) rose 0.54 percentage points on 2023 (from 42.74% to 43.29%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2023), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above 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.TER.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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