Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 34.3% 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 34.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 114th of 135 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 rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +219.5% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +9.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 34.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 81% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 34.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 54% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +219.5% | 6.4% | 20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 22.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 23.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.3% | 34.3% | 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 lower secondary education or in Honduras?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Honduras was 34.3% 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 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Honduras ranks 114th out of 135 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 up 5.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release