Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras
Honduras: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 81.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras, 1983–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2023, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras stood at 81.6%.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras peaked at 90.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1983.
That places Honduras 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 46.3% | — |
| 1991 | 68.3% | +47.4% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 49.7% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +70.4% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | -8.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 81.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.1%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 81.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.9%, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +70.4% | 49.7% | 84.7% |
| 1991 | +47.4% | 46.3% | 68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 48.4% | 68.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 74.9% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 72.6% | 84.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 76.2% | 90.2% | 4 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Honduras was 81.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1983.
- How does Honduras rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.