Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary
Hungary: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9992 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary stood at 0.9992 index. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary peaked at 0.9992 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 index, in 2008.
That places Hungary 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9849 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9876 index | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9904 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9915 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9883 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9885 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9843 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9833 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9854 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9873 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9915 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9913 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9888 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9888 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9926 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9947 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9927 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9935 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9909 index | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9867 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.993 index | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9955 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9964 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9992 index | +0.3% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.9992 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.9992 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9871 index | 0.9833 index | 0.9915 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9912 index | 0.9873 index | 0.9947 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9942 index | 0.9867 index | 0.9992 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More health data for Hungary
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5277 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 37 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Hungary was 0.9992 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9992 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 index in 2008.
- How does Hungary rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Hungary ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.