Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 57.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 57.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
The figure is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras peaked at 64.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2018.
That places Honduras 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 55.5% | — |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 54.7% | 55.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 42.6% | 64.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 34 Netherlands 84.5% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 74.3% compare
- 36 Ghana 68.5% compare
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 57.5% in 2023, 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 64.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2018.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Honduras ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release