School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 679,772 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
679,772
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
80th
of 222 countries
All-time high
679,772
in 2025
All-time low
272,153
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 679,772 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 679,772 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 272,153, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 80th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 272,153 | — |
| 1971 | 280,555 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 288,978 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 297,397 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 306,030 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 313,970 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 324,015 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 333,938 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 343,076 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 353,021 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 365,591 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 380,007 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 394,087 | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 406,289 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 417,733 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 428,431 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 438,494 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 447,819 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 456,831 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 465,790 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 474,515 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 484,094 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 495,388 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 506,807 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 517,392 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 527,676 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 539,219 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 552,278 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 565,658 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 576,725 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 589,098 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 599,740 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 608,770 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 626,519 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 637,022 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 645,854 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 650,319 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 649,918 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 648,186 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 646,076 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 643,914 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 642,487 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 642,296 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 643,638 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 644,098 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 644,279 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 644,567 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 645,432 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 646,817 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 649,204 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 653,169 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 657,862 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 664,181 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 670,313 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 676,092 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 679,772 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 311,313 | 272,153 | 353,021 | 10 |
| 1980s | 420,107 | 365,591 | 465,790 | 10 |
| 1990s | 523,975 | 474,515 | 576,725 | 10 |
| 2000s | 630,150 | 589,098 | 650,319 | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,673 | 642,296 | 649,204 | 10 |
| 2020s | 666,898 | 653,169 | 679,772 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 77 Chile 711,707 compare
- 78 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 683,807 compare
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- 81 Sri Lanka 651,683 compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 648,565 compare
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More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Honduras was 679,772 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 679,772 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 272,153 in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 80th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release