Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, 1978–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras stood at 1.95.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras peaked at 3.09 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 1978.
Honduras ranks 8th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.14 | — |
| 1979 | 1.16 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.21 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.22 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.37 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 3.05 | +123.3% |
| 2013 | 2.87 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.85 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.76 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.56 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.94 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.45 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.95 | -20.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1.95 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1.95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +123.3% | 1.37 | 3.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.22 | 1.37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2.56 | 3.09 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.54 | 1.95 | 2.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 1.98 compare
- 7 Belize 1.96 compare
- 9 Jamaica 1.89 compare
- 10 Costa Rica 1.89 compare
- 11 Guatemala 1.82 compare
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras was 1.95 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 1978.
- How does Honduras rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 8th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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