Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras
Honduras: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 11.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
11.8%
World rank
9th
of 22 countries
All-time high
38.0%
in 2006
All-time low
3.7%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2001–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras stood at 11.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras peaked at 38.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2019.
Honduras ranks 9th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.9% | — |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +32.1% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -49.2% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -70.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +143.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -70.5% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +222.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 11.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 11.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 3.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 25.3% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 3.7% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 6 Burkina Faso 15.4% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 14.3% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 12.1% compare
- 10 El Salvador 10.3% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 8.7% compare
- 12 Colombia 7.5% 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Honduras was 11.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Honduras ranks 9th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, richest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release