Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2.0% for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras peaked at 3.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1978.
That places Honduras 26th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.1% | — |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +123.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (36 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% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 23 Colombia 2.0% compare
- 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.0% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 2.0% compare
- 27 Syrian Arab Republic 2.0% compare
- 28 Jamaica 1.9% compare
- 29 Belize 1.9% 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 2.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1978.
- How does Honduras rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 26th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release