Education in Zala (Nyugat-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures
17,457 children attended primary school full-time in Zala County in the 2024/25 school year, down 11.2% on 2010/11.
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How many university students are there in Zala County?
1,676 students were enrolled at higher-education sites in Zala County in 2024/25 (1,098 full-time), compared with 3,286 in 2010/11.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- Zala County had 91 primary school sites and 2,012 primary teachers in 2024/25, giving 8.7 pupils per teacher (national 9.7) and 18.9 pupils per class. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Churches ran 9 of the primary school sites in Zala County in 2024/25 and taught 9.3% of its primary pupils, 2nd lowest of 20 counties (national 17.8%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 9.0% of primary pupils in Zala County were officially classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged in 2024/25, 9th lowest of 20 counties (national 11.9%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 35.7% of primary pupils in Zala County commuted to a school in another settlement in 2024/25. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Of 10,800 full-time secondary students in Zala County in 2024/25, 39% attended a grammar school (gimnázium) and the rest vocational schools or technicums (national share 45%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 852 full-time grammar-school students in Zala County passed the upper-secondary final examination (érettségi) in the 2024/25 reporting year. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Kindergartens in Zala County had 7,187 children in 2024/25, filling 77 of every 100 places, with 10.3 children per kindergarten teacher. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Primary schools in Zala County had one computer for every 2.1 pupils in 2024/25, and 99% of school sites had an internet connection. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Zala compares with other counties in Hungary
Primary-school pupils per teacher, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Zala ranks 19 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)
Zala ranks 19 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of primary pupils in church-run schools, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baranya | 13.8% |
| 15 | Pest | 12.9% |
| 16 | Nógrád | 11.8% |
| 17 | Budapest | 10.9% |
| 18 | Komárom-Esztergom | 10.6% |
| 19 | Zala | 9.3% |
| 20 | Somogy | 8.0% |
Share of primary pupils classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged, 2024/25 (2024/25)
Zala ranks 12 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of primary pupils classed as disadvantaged or multiply disadvantaged, 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Baranya | 13.5% |
| 10 | Békés | 12.0% |
| 11 | Bács-Kiskun | 10.2% |
| 12 | Zala | 9.0% |
| 13 | Fejér | 5.8% |
| 14 | Csongrád-Csanád | 5.4% |
| 15 | Veszprém | 4.6% |
Share of full-time secondary students in grammar schools (gimnázium), 2024/25 (2024/25)
Zala ranks 10 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of full-time secondary students in grammar schools (gimnázium), 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Heves | 40.6% |
| 8 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 40.1% |
| 9 | Hajdú-Bihar | 39.9% |
| 10 | Zala | 39.1% |
| 11 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 39.0% |
| 12 | Nógrád | 38.8% |
| 13 | Bács-Kiskun | 38.6% |
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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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