Territorial distribution of highly educated individuals in Hungary after 1990
Territorial distribution of highly educated individuals in Hungary after 1990

Summary/Abstract: Knowledge-intensive activities, such as business services are nowadays more and more concentrated in big cities or city regions. These activities require skilled labour, so young graduates in particular are present in these areas, while in rural areas labour force is less qualified. The study investigates whether this concentration phenomenon can be observed in Hungary, or rather regional equalization takes place. The authors analyse the spatial distribution of the population’s educational level, in particular the spatial distribution of graduates. Their investigation is based on the 1990, 2001 and 2011 censuses of settlement level. The study anal-yses the evolvement of education and its impact on regional inequalities at different regional levels (settlement, micro-regional and county levels) by using basic statistical and concentration indices.

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