Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary

Hungary: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.9438 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9438
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.9478
in 2018
All-time low
0.5792
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.5791996: 0.6841997: 0.6861998: 0.6931999: 0.692000: 0.7122001: 0.6962002: 0.6572003: 0.7142004: 0.682005: 0.6762006: 0.6582007: 0.6962008: 0.6852009: 0.7012010: 0.6412011: 0.6562012: 0.692013: 0.8852014: 0.9122015: 0.9152016: 0.9262017: 0.9412018: 0.9482019: 0.9412020: 0.944

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.9438 for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary peaked at 0.9478 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5792, in 1995.

That places Hungary 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Hungary, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5792
1996 0.6835 +18.0%
1997 0.6861 +0.4%
1998 0.6929 +1.0%
1999 0.6896 -0.5%
2000 0.7117 +3.2%
2001 0.6965 -2.1%
2002 0.6568 -5.7%
2003 0.7142 +8.7%
2004 0.6801 -4.8%
2005 0.676 -0.6%
2006 0.6582 -2.6%
2007 0.6956 +5.7%
2008 0.6848 -1.6%
2009 0.7009 +2.4%
2010 0.6414 -8.5%
2011 0.656 +2.3%
2012 0.6896 +5.1%
2013 0.8853 +28.4%
2014 0.9116 +3.0%
2015 0.9149 +0.4%
2016 0.926 +1.2%
2017 0.9411 +1.6%
2018 0.9478 +0.7%
2019 0.9412 -0.7%
2020 0.9438 +0.3%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 0.9438 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 0.9438 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +28.4% 0.6896 0.8853

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6663 0.5792 0.6929 5
2000s 0.6875 0.6568 0.7142 10
2010s 0.8455 0.6414 0.9478 10
2020s 0.9438 0.9438 0.9438 1

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Azerbaijan 0.9631 compare
  2. 14 Greece 0.9533 compare
  3. 15 Republic of Moldova 0.9447 compare
  4. 17 Israel 0.924 compare
  5. 18 Albania 0.9196 compare
  6. 19 Luxembourg 0.8966 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary?
Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Hungary was 0.9438 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 0.9478 in 2018.
What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5792 in 1995.
How does Hungary rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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