Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Honduras
Honduras: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 100,539 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Honduras, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Honduras stood at 100,539 number.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Honduras peaked at 109,247 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 42,121 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, male in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42,121 number | — |
| 1971 | 43,493 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 45,059 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 46,723 number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 48,370 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 49,887 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 51,580 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 53,108 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 54,539 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 55,938 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 57,346 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 59,069 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 61,088 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 63,271 number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 65,470 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 67,546 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 69,639 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 71,633 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 73,534 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 75,348 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 77,075 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 78,871 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 80,534 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 82,126 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 83,694 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 85,277 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 87,006 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 88,822 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 90,716 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 92,680 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 94,695 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 96,726 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99,199 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 104,316 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 106,544 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 108,104 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 109,093 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 109,247 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 108,830 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 108,112 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 107,469 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 106,978 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 106,448 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 105,854 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 105,154 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 104,296 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 103,476 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 102,555 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 101,663 number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 100,939 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 100,539 number | -0.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 100,539 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 100,539 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 4.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49,082 number | 42,121 number | 55,938 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,394 number | 57,346 number | 75,348 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 84,680 number | 77,075 number | 92,680 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 104,487 number | 94,695 number | 109,247 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,483 number | 100,939 number | 107,469 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,539 number | 100,539 number | 100,539 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 81 Papua New Guinea 108,794 number compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 107,532 number compare
- 83 Tunisia 104,917 number compare
- 85 Romania 99,619 number compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 98,479 number compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 92,314 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, male in Honduras?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Honduras was 100,539 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 109,247 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,121 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Honduras ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.