Share of primary school teachers who are women in Honduras
Honduras: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 76.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Honduras, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Honduras stood at 76.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Honduras peaked at 76.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1976.
Honduras ranks 117th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.8% | 69.5% | 74.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 74.1% | 74.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 70.9% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 73.4% | 74.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 76.0% | 76.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 114 South Korea 76.7% compare
- 115 Iran 76.6% compare
- 118 Hong Kong 76.1% compare
- 119 Tajikistan 76.0% compare
- 120 Grenada 76.0% compare
More education data for Honduras
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 79.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 49,996 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.48 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 79.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Honduras?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Honduras was 76.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1976.
- How does Honduras rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Honduras ranks 117th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.