Government spending on education in Hungary
Government spending on education in Hungary was equal to 4.9% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
Hungary, 2024
4.9%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
4.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.0%
Position in 2024
19th of 30
Government spending on education in Hungary over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Hungary | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | – |
| 2008 | 5.3% | – |
| 2007 | 5.5% | – |
| 2006 | 5.9% | – |
| 2005 | 6.0% | – |
| 2004 | 5.9% | – |
| 2003 | 6.4% | – |
| 2002 | 5.7% | – |
| 2001 | 5.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 4.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.2%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Hungary has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.