Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Honduras
Honduras: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 87.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Honduras, 1926–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 87.09 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Honduras peaked at 88.99 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.1, in 1926.
Honduras ranks 82nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 26.1 | — |
| 1930 | 33.4 | +28.0% |
| 1935 | 32.6 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 34.7 | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 36.3 | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 37.5 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 80.01 | +113.4% |
| 2007 | 83.59 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 84.76 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.12 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.36 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.46 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.2 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 87.91 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.99 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.21 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 88.51 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 88.22 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.09 | -1.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 87.09 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 87.09 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.56, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rates vs average years of schooling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +113.4% | 37.5 | 80.01 |
| 1930 | +28.0% | 26.1 | 33.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 1 |
| 1930s | 33 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 2 |
| 1940s | 35.5 | 34.7 | 36.3 | 2 |
| 1950s | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.8 | 80.01 | 83.59 | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.72 | 84.76 | 88.99 | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.65 | 87.09 | 88.22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 79 Namibia 87.64 compare
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 87.44 compare
- 81 Nicaragua 87.33 compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 87 compare
- 84 Cape Verde 86.79 compare
- 85 Tunisia 86.25 compare
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Honduras?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Honduras was 87.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 88.99 in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 in 1926.
- How does Honduras rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Honduras ranks 82nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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