9 answers, 3 from Hungary's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
712,015 pupils were in full-time primary education in Hungary in the 2025/26 school year, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). 324,660 children were in kindergarten.
Primary school in Hungary covers grades 1 to 8. Secondary pupils are split between grammar schools (gimnázium), technical schools and vocational schools. KSH figures cover the school year from September, based on data from the education administration.
318,117 students were in bachelor's and master's programmes in Hungary in 2025/26, up from 292,887 in 2024/25, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). 220,581 studied full-time, and 61,024 of those were new entrants.
43,653 full-time students were foreign, many of them in medicine and other courses taught in English or German. The figures do not include doctoral students or short-cycle higher vocational courses, which KSH counts in other tables.
43,653 foreign students studied full-time on bachelor's and master's programmes in Hungary in 2025/26, up from 40,167 in 2024/25, according to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH). They were about one in five full-time students.
The KSH count is of students enrolled in Hungarian higher education who are not Hungarian citizens, and it covers full-time bachelor's and master's training only. Students from outside the EU need a residence permit for study, so the immigration authority's permit counts are a separate measure.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
In 2017, net primary school enrolment in Hungary was 90.8%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 92.1% in 2010 and the low 89.4% in 2005. It is 34th highest of 45 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 95.7%. Of 134 countries with 2017 data, 92nd highest.
107.4%: that is gross secondary school enrolment in Hungary for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 101.1%, and Hungary placed 11th highest of 34. World rank, highest first: 18th of 100.
In 2024, gross tertiary enrolment in Hungary was 60.5%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 66.4% in 2006 and the low 50.7% in 2016. It is 23rd highest of 34 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 71.1%. Of 90 countries with 2024 data, 34th highest.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts government spending on education in Hungary at 3.8% of GDP in 2022. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 4.5% of GDP; Hungary is 31st highest of 45. World rank, highest first: 85th of 155.
In 2016, the number of primary pupils per teacher in Hungary was 11, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2005 it has ranged from 10 (2007) to 11 (2014). It is 32nd highest of 40 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 13. World rank, highest first: 124th of 136.
108.9%: that is the primary completion rate in Hungary for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. No year since 2005 has been higher. Europe & Central Asia median: 98.2%; Hungary is 2nd highest of 30. Of 104 countries with 2024 data, 6th highest.
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