Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 23.9% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras peaked at 27.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 110th out of 141 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 upper secondary in Honduras, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +309.9% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +44.1% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 19.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 15.8% | 23.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Honduras
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 259,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 213,519 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 247,706 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9588 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,116 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,880 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,659 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.3096 % change on previous year (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras was 23.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Honduras ranks 110th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 upper secondary, 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 upper secondary education.