Hungary — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Hungary, 1970–2022.
Education spending for Hungary was 3.80% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 52 years, from 1970 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.06% in 1992. The lowest was 3.35% in 1972 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.19% per year.
Hungary ranks 103 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Hungary sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 37% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 8%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 34 of 45 economies; Luxembourg (3.74%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 18% in 2022. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 17th of 31 in 1970 → 30th of 63 in 1980 → 6th of 50 in 1990 → 39th of 116 in 2000 → 53rd of 130 in 2010 → 92nd of 157 in 2020 → 83rd of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 4.65% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 4.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 4.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 4.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 5.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 5.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 5.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 4.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 4.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 4.32% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 4.83% | -1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 5.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 6.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 5.86% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 5.41% | +0.4 pp |
| 1989 | 5.05% | +0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 4.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 4.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 4.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 4.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 4.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 5.19% | +0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 4.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 4.42% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 4.29% | +0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 3.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 3.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 3.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 3.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 3.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 3.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 3.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Hungary’s Education spending in 1971?
3.43% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Hungary’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +10.5% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 3.8%; 2021: 4.65%; 2020: 4.12%; 2019: 4.2%; 2018: 4.61%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.