In Hungary there are two main challenges to young people's participation in education and training which are related to the European Council Resolution, adopted by the Education Council of the European Union in 2021, which sets new targets to be achieved in education and training by 2030:

• reduce the rate of school and training dropouts to below 9%, and
• the proportion of 25-34 year olds with tertiary education should be at least 45%.

To increase the proportion of those who have a higher or equivalent qualification, in 2013, the Hungarian Government modified the Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education (2011. évi CCIV. törvény a nemzeti felsőoktatásról) and abolished the system of higher education quotas. In addition, there are further changes in progress regarding the entrance examination at higher education institutions from 2024.

One of the main goals of the current Public Education Strategy 2021 - 2030 (Köznevelési stratégia 2021 - 2030) includes reducing early school leaving. The measures of the strategy aim at four special target groups: students who are frequently or regularly absent from school, disadvantaged students, students with special educational needs and students with difficulties in integration, learning or behaviour.