Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Honduras
Honduras: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 11.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Over-age students, primary in Honduras, 1978–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Honduras stood at 11.9%.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Honduras peaked at 18.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.
That places Honduras 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.5% | — |
| 1979 | 14.6% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 14.9% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -20.4% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +98.5% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +98.5% | 9.3% | 18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 13.9% | 15.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 9.3% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 11.9% | 15.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 over-age students, primary in Honduras?
- Over-age students, primary in Honduras was 11.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for over-age students, primary?
- Honduras ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.