Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +583.2% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +7.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 50.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.8%, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 50.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 74% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +583.2% | 4.2% | 28.7% |
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 Democratic Republic of Congo 53.1% compare
- 83 Bangladesh 50.2% compare
- 84 El Salvador 46.9% compare
- 85 Bolivia 46.7% compare
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,374 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,198 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 552,199 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (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