Population of compulsory school age, female in Honduras
Honduras: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.27 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Honduras, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 1.27 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Honduras peaked at 1.27 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 742,259, in 1998.
Honduras ranks 71st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 742,259 | — |
| 1999 | 756,370 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 773,085 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 790,329 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 807,589 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 824,080 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 840,326 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 856,436 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 872,500 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 888,349 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 902,363 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 913,931 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 923,002 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.23 million | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.27 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 749,314 | 742,259 | 756,370 | 2 |
| 2000s | 846,899 | 773,085 | 913,931 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 923,002 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.25 million | 1.27 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 68 Chile 1.49 million compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 1.39 million compare
- 70 Israel 1.27 million compare
- 72 South Sudan 1.22 million compare
- 73 Netherlands 1.19 million compare
- 74 Togo 1.18 million compare
More education data for Honduras
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 49,996 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Honduras?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Honduras was 1.27 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 742,259 in 1998.
- How does Honduras rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Honduras ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release