Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras

Honduras: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8781 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8781
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
13th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.09
in 2013
All-time low
0.3102
in 1978
Years of data
10
1978–2015

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, 1978–2015

0.40.60.811978199620151978: 0.311979: 0.3281980: 0.3431994: 0.5071995: 0.4382010: 0.892012: 0.9742013: 1.12014: 0.9732015: 0.878

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.8781 for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras peaked at 1.09 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3102, in 1978.

That places Honduras 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Honduras, 1978 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1978 0.3102
1979 0.3281 +5.8%
1980 0.3429 +4.5%
1994 0.507 +47.9%
1995 0.4377 -13.7%
2010 0.8898 +103.3%
2012 0.9743 +9.5%
2013 1.09 +11.5%
2014 0.9734 -10.4%
2015 0.8781 -9.8%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.8781 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7952, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.8781 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9721, 90% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3192 0.3102 0.3281 2
1980s 0.3429 0.3429 0.3429 1
1990s 0.4723 0.4377 0.507 2
2010s 0.9604 0.8781 1.09 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 10 Nicaragua 0.9721 compare
  2. 11 Argentina 0.9699 compare
  3. 12 Mexico 0.8784 compare
  4. 14 Colombia 0.8469 compare
  5. 15 British Virgin Islands 0.8135 compare
  6. 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7952 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras?
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras was 0.8781 in 2015, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2013.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3102 in 1978.
How does Honduras rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
Honduras ranks 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
31 places, 627 data points, 1970–2023
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