Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban 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.
Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 5.4% | — |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +57.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +91.6% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -41.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +60.2% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +73.0% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | +47.5% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -57.6% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +57.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +13.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 12.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.0%, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 12.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 68% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 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