Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary
Hungary: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 78.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary is 78.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary peaked at 93.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 2025.
Hungary ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 93.0% | — |
| 2006 | 91.6% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 85.7% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 78.9% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.6% | 93.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 82.4% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 78.9% | 88.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Hungary was 78.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Hungary ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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