Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 51.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras peaked at 51.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 80th out of 103 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +648.0% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 28.2% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 34.7% | 46.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 44.7% | 51.6% | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Honduras?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras was 51.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Honduras ranks 80th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release