Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras
Honduras: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 96,232 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras stood at 96,232 number.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras peaked at 104,979 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 41,353 number, in 1970.
That places Honduras 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,353 number | — |
| 1971 | 42,709 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 44,248 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 45,878 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 47,489 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 48,975 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 50,631 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 52,131 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 53,533 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 54,900 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 56,271 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 57,941 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 59,870 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 61,939 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 64,018 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 65,982 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 67,970 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 69,859 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 71,654 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 73,362 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 74,987 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 76,685 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 78,250 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 79,738 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 81,202 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 82,677 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 84,304 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 86,017 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 87,798 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 89,645 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 91,540 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 93,458 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 95,796 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 100,580 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 102,660 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 104,080 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 104,941 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 104,979 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 104,461 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 103,672 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 102,996 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 102,502 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 102,021 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 101,511 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 100,904 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100,118 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 99,314 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 98,380 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97,453 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 96,682 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 96,232 number | -0.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 96,232 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115,626 number, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 96,232 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 4.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48,185 number | 41,353 number | 54,900 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,887 number | 56,271 number | 73,362 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,130 number | 74,987 number | 89,645 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,617 number | 91,540 number | 104,979 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,188 number | 96,682 number | 102,996 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,232 number | 96,232 number | 96,232 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 81 Sierra Leone 107,230 number compare
- 82 Papua New Guinea 101,747 number compare
- 83 Tunisia 98,826 number compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 95,324 number compare
- 86 Romania 94,170 number compare
- 87 Netherlands 86,820 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Honduras was 96,232 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 104,979 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,353 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Honduras ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.