Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 63.7% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras peaked at 63.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +246.2% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 44.0% | 49.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 50.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 61.4% | 63.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras was 63.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.