Government performance and the education system in Hungary

This chapter provides a set of indicators related to the performance of the education system in Hungary. It provides indicators on the general level of satisfaction of the population with education services, on the evolution of Hungary’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores since 2003 and on the evolution of public expenditure per student. It also provides indicators on learning outcomes by socioeconomic background and on graduation rates from upper secondary school and tertiary education. Finally, it provides data on the education “premium” in terms of labour market outcome and salary levels in Hungary.