Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 34.3% 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 34.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 113th of 134 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +219.5% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 23.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 49,996 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Honduras was 34.3% 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 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 134 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 5.6%. 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+, total (%) (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.