Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 7.4% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras stood at 7.4%.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras peaked at 11.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 118th of 129 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 | 1.8% | — |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +141.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +87.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +92.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -44.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +52.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -52.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +88.8% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 4 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Honduras was 7.4% 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 11.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Honduras ranks 118th out of 129 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 24.9%. 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+, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.