Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 50.3% 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 50.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras peaked at 50.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 82nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 27.6% | 32.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 33.5% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 46.8% | 50.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 79 Brazil 57.1% compare
- 80 Ghana 53.3% compare
- 81 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.1% compare
- 83 Bangladesh 50.2% compare
- 84 El Salvador 46.9% compare
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.7% 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 50.3% 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 50.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Honduras ranks 82nd out of 101 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 21.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release