Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 61.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras stood at 61.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras peaked at 61.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2007.
That places Honduras 40th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 48.5% | — |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.5% | 49.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 51.7% | 61.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 93.4% compare
- 38 Ghana 89.0% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 88.1% 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 61.4% 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 61.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Honduras ranks 40th out of 40 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 up 5.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release