Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 12.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Honduras is 12.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Honduras peaked at 18.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1974.
Honduras ranks 92nd of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 9.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 6.8% | 12.1% | 3 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Honduras?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Honduras was 12.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Honduras ranks 92nd out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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