Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 65.4% 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 65.4% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras peaked at 65.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 111th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +269.8% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 45.1% | 50.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 50.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 61.7% | 65.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 108 Ghana 67.3% compare
- 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 67.2% compare
- 110 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 66.1% compare
- 112 El Salvador 64.5% compare
- 113 Algeria 64.0% compare
- 114 Kuwait 61.8% compare
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 primary, population 25+ in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Honduras was 65.4% 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 65.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Honduras ranks 111th out of 136 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 11.7%. 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, total (%) (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.