Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Honduras, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Honduras stood at 11.5%.
The figure is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Honduras peaked at 16.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2005.
That places Honduras 70th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.3% | — |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -41.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +58.5% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +18.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 11.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 11.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.2%, 63% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,374 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,321 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Honduras?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Honduras was 11.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2005.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Honduras ranks 70th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release