Early school leavers in Budapest

In Budapest, 3.5% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2013. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2013 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Budapest, 2025 3.5%u (Low reliability) % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −1.4percentage points 2024: 4.9%
Hungary, 2025 9.3% Country total
Position in 2025 217th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Budapest over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period BudapestHungary
2025 3.5%u (low reliability) 9.3%
2024 4.9% 10.3%
2023 6.0% 11.6%
2022 6.0% 12.2%
2021 5.3%b (break in time series) 12.0%b (break in time series)
2020 not availableu (low reliability) 12.0%
2019 not availableu (low reliability) 11.9%
2018 4.1%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 12.4%b (break in time series)
2017 7.2% 12.5%
2016 9.3% 12.4%
2015 7.0% 11.6%
2014 4.8%b (break in time series) 11.4%b (break in time series)
2013 4.7% 11.9%
2012 – 11.8%
2011 – 11.4%
2010 – 10.8%
2009 – 11.5%
2008 – 11.7%
2007 – 11.4%
2006 – 12.5%b (break in time series)
2005 – 12.5%
2004 – 12.6%
2003 – 12.0%b (break in time series)
2002 – 12.2%
2001 – 13.1%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 4.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2013, when it was 4.7%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Budapest has the 217th highest value.
  • The figure for Hungary in 2025 was 9.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2013 to 2025 for Budapest
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat