Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras
Honduras: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras stood at 94.6%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras peaked at 100.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2015.
That places Honduras 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.0% | — |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.3% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -2.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 94.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 94.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.0%, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 93.8% | 94.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 84.2% | 97.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 120 Tunisia 94.8% compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 94.8% compare
- 122 Dominican Republic 94.6% compare
- 124 Türkiye 94.6% compare
- 125 Cameroon 94.3% compare
- 126 Sao Tome and Principe 94.3% 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Honduras was 94.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Honduras ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.