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Apprenticeships and vocational education and training (VET) in Hungary: 1 apprenticeship scheme · 31 VET policies (9 on apprenticeship) · 82 indicators with data · 48 open datasets.

Apprenticeship schemes

Hungary has 1 mainstream apprenticeship scheme in Cedefop's European database on apprenticeship schemes.

Dual vocational training

Duális szakképzés

After Hungary's 2019 reform, learners in the dual phase sign a vocational training employment contract with a company, earning a wage while completing sectoral training.

Education level
Upper secondary (EQF 3–5)
Duration
Dual phase covers the last 2–3 years of the programme
Time at the workplace
Around half — No fixed minimum share; alternation agreed between school and company
Apprentice compensation
Wage
Pay (as stated)
Wage within a statutory range under the vocational employment contract, paid incl. school and holiday periods
Apprentices
~65 806 learners (2024/25)
Qualification
State-recognised VET qualification, EQF 3–5

Source: Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's coded answers (filters and the comparison matrix) are imported directly from the 2026 fiches. The short descriptions (overview, duration, learners, pay) were condensed by hand and checked against the fiche text on 2026-10-01. The official fiches remain authoritative.

Key figures

Latest value for Hungary on the main measures of vocational education and work-based learning, with the EU-27 figure for the same year where one is published. Select an indicator for its map, ranking, trend and downloads.

IndicatorHungaryEU-27Year
Recent VET graduates who had work-based learningEurostat · tps0021543.1% u66.0%2025
Share of upper-secondary VET pupils in work-based programmesEurostat; calculation by Apprentix · educ_uoe_enrs04100.0%24.7% d2024
Pupils in combined school- and work-based upper-secondary VETEurostat · educ_uoe_enrs04241,387 pupils2,262,565 pupils d2024
IVET students as % of all upper secondary studentsCedefop · KIVET 101053.1%49.4%2024
Employment rate of recent VET graduatesEurostat · edat_lfse_2482.6%80.1%2025
Employment premium for recent IVET graduates (over general stream) (%)Cedefop · KIVET 2090a10.6%13.3%2025
Employment rate of adults with vocational vs general upper-secondary qualifications (OECD)Vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education; From 25 to 64 yearsOECD85.1%—2025
Enterprises employing initial-VET participantsEurostat · trng_cvt_34s9.9% of enterprises32.4% of enterprises2020
IVET learners who benefitted from a learning mobility abroad (%)Cedefop · KIVET 10260.2%2.2% dV2021
Erasmus+ VET mobility projectsEuropean Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results · ErasmusPlus_KA1209 projects6,890 projects2025
Early leavers from education and training (%)Cedefop · KIVET 30109.3%9.1%2025
NEET rate for 15-29 year-olds (%)Cedefop · KIVET 303010.6%11.0%2025

Sources: Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Eurostat; calculation by Apprentix (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); OECD (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0). Totals only (default breakdown). Letters after a value are the publisher's flags; hover for their meaning.

More indicators

70 further indicators have data for Hungary, each with a map, ranking, trend and downloads.

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Recent apprenticeship policies

Cedefop and ReferNet track 31 VET policies in Hungary since 2015, of which 9 concern apprenticeship or work-based learning. The most recently reported:

  1. Programmes and measures to support innovation, attractiveness and modernisation of VET, and strengthen cooperation with Higher EducationPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  2. Information and Communication Centre of Vocational Education and TrainingRegulation/Legislation · Implementation phase (2025)
  3. The VET Innovation CouncilPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  4. Strengthening self-evaluation for training providers / VET Quality Management SystemPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  5. Financial incentives for learners and apprenticesPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  6. Strengthening WBL and apprenticeship approachesStrategy/Action plan · Implementation phase (2025)
  7. The network of vocational training centresPractical measure/Initiative · Completed (2024)
  8. Education and training measures responding to the COVID-19 crisisRegulation/Legislation · Discontinued (2022)

Source: Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update) (CC-BY-4.0).

Open datasets

48 open datasets on apprenticeship and VET from Hungary are listed on Europe's open-data portals.

Source: data.europa.eu — the official portal for European data (search API) (EC-reuse). Each dataset keeps its own licence.

Sources and licences

Apprenticeship schemes
Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's legal notice: reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. Fiches also credit national ReferNet experts. Read 2026-10-01.
Key figures
Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Eurostat; calculation by Apprentix (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); OECD (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0).
Policies
Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update). CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Cedefop, & ReferNet. (2026). Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update): Research dataset [Data set].
Open datasets
data.europa.eu — the official portal for European data (search API). Catalogue metadata: European Commission reuse notice (Decision 2011/833/EU). Each dataset keeps its own licence, shown per entry.
Last updated
2026-10-01

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