Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Honduras
Honduras: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 59.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Honduras, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 59.2% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Honduras peaked at 60.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1983.
Honduras ranks 106th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.9% | — |
| 1982 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | -2.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 59.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.9%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 59.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.1% | 47.8% | 48.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 59.1% | 59.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.2% | 60.6% | 3 |
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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Honduras?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Honduras was 59.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1983.
- How does Honduras rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Honduras ranks 106th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release