Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras
Honduras: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Honduras, 1978–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras stood at 0.9%.
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 1.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1978.
That places Honduras 67th out of 173 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3% | — |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +47.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +103.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -9.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Honduras was 0.9% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1978.
- How does Honduras rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Honduras ranks 67th out of 173 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release