Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Hungary
- Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Hungary.
Main statistical findings
By reducing its GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 21.4 % until 2012, Hungary remained well below its emissions target to limit emission rises to 10 % by 2020. Progress towards the country’s education targets has been ambiguous since 2008. While the country met its national target on tertiary education in 2013, it did not reduce the share of early leavers from education and training. In terms of R & D expenditure, Hungary was 0.4 percentage points below its national target in 2013 and thus closer than the EU average. The share of renewables in gross final energy consumption has more than doubled since 2005, putting the country slightly closer to its national target than the EU average. Poverty levels, however, have deteriorated in Hungary since the economic crisis began, resulting in a large gap of almost one million people that need to be lifted out of the risk of poverty or social exclusion. Despite the favourable increase in the employment rate from 2010 to 2013, the country had one of the largest gaps to its 75 % target.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics