Education spending in Honduras
Honduras: Education spending was 4.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Honduras, 1978–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, education spending in Honduras stood at 4.55.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Honduras peaked at 7.09 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.94, 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.
Education spending in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.02 | — |
| 1979 | 2.01 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.94 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.51 | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 2.62 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3 | +140.7% |
| 2013 | 5.87 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7.09 | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 6.41 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 5.74 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 6.06 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.98 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5.88 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.48 | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 4.55 | +1.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.55 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending 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% | 2.62 | 6.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.51 | 2.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.19 | 5.74 | 7.09 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 4.48 | 6.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Honduras?
- Education spending in Honduras was 4.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7.09 in 2014.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for education spending?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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