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Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Hungary

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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.

Figure 1: Distance to national targets and comparison with EU average
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.

Main statistical findings

Table 1: National Europe 2020 indicators: most recent data and targets
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators

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

Main tables

Dedicated section

Methodology / Metadata

Other information

External links