Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Honduras, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Honduras stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Honduras peaked at 7.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 79th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.0% | — |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +140.7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +1.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +140.7% | 2.6% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,374 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,198 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 552,199 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Honduras?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Honduras was 4.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.