Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 45.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras stood at 45.4%.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras peaked at 48.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 87th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +72.6% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 34.9% | 39.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 41.1% | 48.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.4% | 45.4% | 2 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras was 45.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Honduras ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release