School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 618,741 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
618,741 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
80th
of 205 countries
All-time high
631,335 number
in 2014
All-time low
197,161 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 618,741 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 631,335 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 197,161 number, in 1970.
That places Honduras 80th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 197,161 number | — |
| 1971 | 202,507 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 208,257 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 214,340 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 220,814 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 227,600 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 234,210 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 241,484 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 249,758 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 259,022 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 269,140 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 278,362 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 287,443 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 295,960 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 304,236 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 312,585 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 320,941 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 330,430 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 341,420 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 353,522 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 366,209 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 378,378 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 390,233 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 401,648 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 412,911 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 424,392 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 435,434 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 446,008 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 455,890 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 465,519 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 475,299 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 484,578 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 494,748 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 517,651 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 528,617 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 539,354 number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 552,200 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 566,998 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 582,787 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 598,765 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 613,536 number | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 623,943 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 629,427 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 631,328 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 631,335 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 630,518 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 629,146 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 627,153 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 624,649 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 621,871 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 618,741 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 225,515 number | 197,161 number | 259,022 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 309,404 number | 269,140 number | 353,522 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 417,662 number | 366,209 number | 465,519 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,100 number | 475,299 number | 598,765 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 626,291 number | 613,536 number | 631,335 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 618,741 number | 618,741 number | 618,741 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 77 Zimbabwe 730,665 number compare
- 78 Haiti 712,477 number compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 637,542 number compare
- 81 Turkmenistan 606,768 number compare
- 82 Laos 597,323 number compare
- 83 Netherlands 582,097 number compare
More education data for Honduras
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.9588 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,116 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,880 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 145,659 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.3096 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.82 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Honduras was 618,741 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 631,335 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,161 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 80th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.