Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras is 75.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras peaked at 76.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 93rd out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 33.4% | — |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +96.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 63.7% | 70.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 70.8% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.4% | 76.5% | 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 75.4% 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 76.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Honduras ranks 93rd out of 108 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 2.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release