Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 8.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 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 short-cycle tertiary in Honduras is 8.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras peaked at 11.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 105th of 128 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 short-cycle tertiary in Honduras, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +676.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +119.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +84.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +101.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +74.6% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -66.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +96.1% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 78.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 79.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras was 8.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Honduras ranks 105th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.