Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 32.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras is 32.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras peaked at 32.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 118th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +181.8% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 22.7% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.1% | 32.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Honduras
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 504,987 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0466 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 522,768 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0483 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9599 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49,996 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.45 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras was 32.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Honduras ranks 118th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.