Education in Vas (Nyugat-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures
17,258 children attended primary school full-time in Vas County in the 2024/25 school year, down 5.7% on 2010/11.
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How many university students are there in Vas County?
2,834 students were enrolled at higher-education sites in Vas County in 2024/25 (1,773 full-time), compared with 4,491 in 2010/11.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- Vas County had 100 primary school sites and 1,945 primary teachers in 2024/25, giving 8.9 pupils per teacher (national 9.7) and 18.8 pupils per class. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Churches ran 15 of the primary school sites in Vas County in 2024/25 and taught 17.0% of its primary pupils, 9th highest of 20 counties (national 17.8%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 3.7% of primary pupils in Vas County were officially classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged in 2024/25, 3rd lowest of 20 counties (national 11.9%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 31.8% of primary pupils in Vas County commuted to a school in another settlement in 2024/25. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Of 10,731 full-time secondary students in Vas County in 2024/25, 38% attended a grammar school (gimnázium) and the rest vocational schools or technicums (national share 45%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 898 full-time grammar-school students in Vas County passed the upper-secondary final examination (érettségi) in the 2024/25 reporting year. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Kindergartens in Vas County had 7,930 children in 2024/25, filling 81 of every 100 places, with 10.5 children per kindergarten teacher. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Primary schools in Vas County had one computer for every 2.1 pupils in 2024/25, and 98% of school sites had an internet connection. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Vas compares with other counties in Hungary
Primary-school pupils per teacher, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Vas ranks 18 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Primary-school pupils per teacher, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Somogy | 9.2 |
| 15 | Bács-Kiskun | 9.1 |
| 16 | Békés | 9.0 |
| 17 | Budapest | 9.0 |
| 18 | Vas | 8.9 |
| 19 | Zala | 8.7 |
| 20 | Baranya | 8.5 |
Share of primary pupils in church-run schools, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Vas ranks 9 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of primary pupils in church-run schools, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bács-Kiskun | 23.6% |
| 7 | Heves | 23.5% |
| 8 | Csongrád-Csanád | 23.1% |
| 9 | Vas | 17.0% |
| 10 | Veszprém | 16.9% |
| 11 | Fejér | 15.3% |
| 12 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 15.0% |
Share of primary pupils classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Vas ranks 18 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of primary pupils classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Csongrád-Csanád | 5.4% |
| 15 | Veszprém | 4.6% |
| 16 | Pest | 4.5% |
| 17 | Komárom-Esztergom | 4.2% |
| 18 | Vas | 3.7% |
| 19 | Budapest | 1.3% |
| 20 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 1.3% |
Share of full-time secondary students in grammar schools (gimnázium), 2024/25 (2024/25)
Vas ranks 14 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of full-time secondary students in grammar schools (gimnázium), 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 39.0% |
| 12 | Nógrád | 38.8% |
| 13 | Bács-Kiskun | 38.6% |
| 14 | Vas | 38.1% |
| 15 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 38.0% |
| 16 | Csongrád-Csanád | 37.5% |
| 17 | Fejér | 37.2% |
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Sources
- 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…)
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