Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9201 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras is 0.9201 NPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras peaked at 1.11 NPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7154 NPIA, in 2018.
Honduras ranks 29th of 33 countries on this measure, 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 | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.11 NPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.09 NPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.08 NPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 NPIA | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 NPIA | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9062 NPIA | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8095 NPIA | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9529 NPIA | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7154 NPIA | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.787 NPIA | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9201 NPIA | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 NPIA | 1.08 NPIA | 1.11 NPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8983 NPIA | 0.7154 NPIA | 1.09 NPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9201 NPIA | 0.9201 NPIA | 0.9201 NPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 26 Luxembourg 0.9765 NPIA compare
- 27 United States 0.9651 NPIA compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 0.9636 NPIA compare
- 30 Belgium 0.9073 NPIA compare
- 31 Ghana 0.8715 NPIA compare
- 32 Costa Rica 0.849 NPIA 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 0.9201 NPIA 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 1.11 NPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7154 NPIA in 2018.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Honduras ranks 29th out of 33 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 15.9%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release