Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 22.2% 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 22.2% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras peaked at 26.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 119th out of 142 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 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +245.6% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -39.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 15.8% | 22.2% | 3 |
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 upper secondary in Honduras?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Honduras was 22.2% 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 26.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Honduras ranks 119th out of 142 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 3.3%. 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+, total (%) (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.