Education in Budapest, Hungary: official figures
The share of adults aged 25 to 64 with a degree-level (tertiary) education was 59.3% in 2025, against 31.6% for Hungary and 36.9% across the EU; the highest of 8 regions in Hungary.
How many schools are there in the Budapest region?
Primary schools in the Budapest region taught 113,080 full-time pupils in 2024/25, compared with 107,706 in 2010/11 (a rise of 5.0%).
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyHow many university students are there in the Budapest region?
168,726 students were enrolled at higher-education sites in the Budapest region in 2024/25 (121,824 full-time), compared with 157,394 in 2010/11.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyHow many young people in Budapest leave school early?
3.5% of 18 to 24-year-olds had left education and training early, with at most lower secondary schooling, in 2025, compared with 9.3% nationally and 9.1% in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 7.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people in Budapest are NEET?
3.8% of young people aged 15 to 29 were neither in work nor in education or training (NEET) in 2025, compared with 10.6% nationally and 11.0% in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 9.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Budapest are in education or training?
16.2% of adults aged 25 to 64 had taken part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025, compared with 10.6% nationally and 13.7% in the EU; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 10.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many adults in Budapest have no qualifications?
3.4% of adults aged 25 to 64 had no qualification beyond lower secondary school in 2025, compared with 11.9% nationally and 18.8% in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 7.9%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat education do adults in Budapest have?
37.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 had an upper secondary or post-secondary (non-degree) education as their highest level in 2025, compared with 56.5% nationally and 44.3% in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 47.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many pupils and students are there in Budapest?
Schools in Budapest taught 60,566 primary pupils and 165,139 secondary pupils in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- The Budapest region had 408 primary school sites and 12,559 primary teachers in 2024/25, giving 9.0 pupils per teacher (national 9.7) and 20.7 pupils per class. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 10.9% of primary pupils in the Budapest region were at church-maintained schools in 2024/25 (48 school sites), against 17.8% across Hungary; this ranks the lowest of 8 regions. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 1.3% of primary pupils in the Budapest region were officially classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged in 2024/25, the lowest of 8 regions (national 11.9%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 9.0% of primary pupils in the Budapest region commuted to a school in another settlement in 2024/25. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Of 105,419 full-time secondary students in the Budapest region in 2024/25, 56% attended a grammar school (gimnázium) and the rest vocational schools or technicums (national share 45%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 10,908 full-time grammar-school students in the Budapest region passed the upper-secondary final examination (érettségi) in the 2024/25 reporting year. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Kindergartens in the Budapest region had 47,246 children in 2024/25, filling 77 of every 100 places, with 8.6 children per kindergarten teacher. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Primary schools in the Budapest region had one computer for every 2.4 pupils in 2024/25, and 96% of school sites had an internet connection. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Budapest compares with other statistical regions
Primary-school pupils per teacher, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Budapest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary-school pupils per teacher, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 10.3 |
| 3 | Közép-Dunántúl | 9.9 |
| 4 | Észak-Alföld | 9.9 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 9.3 |
| 6 | Dél-Alföld | 9.2 |
| 7 | Budapest | 9.0 |
| 8 | Dél-Dunántúl | 8.9 |
Share of primary pupils in church-run schools, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of primary pupils in church-run schools, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dél-Alföld | 25.0% |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 23.9% |
| 4 | Közép-Dunántúl | 14.5% |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 14.0% |
| 6 | Pest | 12.9% |
| 7 | Dél-Dunántúl | 12.0% |
| 8 | Budapest | 10.9% |
Share of primary pupils classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of primary pupils classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 24.8% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 15.3% |
| 4 | Dél-Alföld | 9.2% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 5.0% |
| 6 | Pest | 4.5% |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 3.9% |
| 8 | Budapest | 1.3% |
Share of full-time secondary students in grammar schools (gimnázium), 2024/25 (2024/25)
Budapest ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of full-time secondary students in grammar schools (gimnázium), 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pest | 58.9% |
| 2 | Budapest | 55.5% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 42.0% |
| 4 | Észak-Magyarország | 40.1% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 39.8% |
| 6 | Észak-Alföld | 39.1% |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 37.7% |
Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) (2025)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Early leavers from education and training (age 18-24) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 14.7% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 11.5% |
| 4 | Közép-Dunántúl | 8.9% |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 7.8% |
| 6 | Pest | 5.5% |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 4.7% |
| 8 | Budapest | 3.5% |
Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training (2025)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Young people (15-29) not in employment, education or training |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 15.3% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 14.4% |
| 4 | Dél-Alföld | 10.7% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 9.1% |
| 6 | Pest | 8.9% |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 6.0% |
| 8 | Budapest | 3.8% |
Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks (2025)
Budapest ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) in education or training in the last 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 16.2% |
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 11.5% |
| 3 | Észak-Alföld | 11.0% |
| 4 | Dél-Alföld | 9.4% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 9.2% |
| 6 | Dél-Dunántúl | 9.0% |
| 7 | Pest | 7.4% |
Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education (2025)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) with at most lower secondary education |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 18.7% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 16.6% |
| 4 | Közép-Dunántúl | 12.6% |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 12.2% |
| 6 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 9.3% |
| 7 | Pest | 8.4% |
| 8 | Budapest | 3.4% |
Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary (2025)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adults (25-64) whose highest level is upper secondary |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Közép-Dunántúl | 64.3% |
| 3 | Dél-Alföld | 63.0% |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 61.8% |
| 5 | Észak-Magyarország | 59.6% |
| 6 | Észak-Alföld | 57.9% |
| 7 | Pest | 57.5% |
| 8 | Budapest | 37.3% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Adults (25-64) with a degree-level education, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6ff9f4bfff72…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset trng_lfse_04: Participation rate of adults in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 42ceced85786…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_04: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 63810622cd71…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_22: Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1467a7225373…)
- Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.6 Education (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1a8369e062fe…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset edat_lfse_16: Early leavers from education and training by sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c3cc66b98a4a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset educ_uoe_enra11: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20b6224cca4f…)
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