Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras

Honduras: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 48.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.5%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.4%
in 1995
All-time low
38.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 38.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 41 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 44.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 47.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 51.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 54.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 56.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 56.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 55.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 53.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 48.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras stood at 48.5%.

That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras peaked at 56.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1960.

That places Honduras 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Honduras, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 38.1%
1965 41.0% +7.7%
1970 44.9% +9.3%
1975 47.6% +6.2%
1980 51.8% +8.7%
1985 54.7% +5.5%
1990 56.3% +3.0%
1995 56.4% +0.2%
2000 55.9% -0.9%
2005 53.1% -5.1%
2010 48.5% -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.6% 38.1% 41.0% 2
1970s 46.2% 44.9% 47.6% 2
1980s 53.2% 51.8% 54.7% 2
1990s 56.4% 56.3% 56.4% 2
2000s 54.5% 53.1% 55.9% 2
2010s 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 1

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 13 Costa Rica 49.6% compare
  2. 14 Thailand 49.4% compare
  3. 15 Papua New Guinea 49.3% compare
  4. 17 Cameroon 47.9% compare
  5. 18 Uruguay 46.5% compare
  6. 19 Namibia 46.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Honduras was 48.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1960.
How does Honduras rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
Honduras ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)