Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Honduras
Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Honduras, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Honduras is 22.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Honduras peaked at 26.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1974.
That places Honduras 119th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +245.6% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -39.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +2.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 22.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.1%, 85% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 22.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 44% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 | +245.6% | 4.9% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 15.8% | 22.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in Honduras?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Honduras was 22.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1974.
- How does Honduras rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Honduras ranks 119th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release