School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 679,772 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 870,070, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 679,772 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98,796, 6.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 North Korea 683,807 compare
- 79 Sierra Leone 683,783 compare
- 81 Sri Lanka 651,683 compare
- 82 Kyrgyzstan 648,565 compare
- 83 Australia 611,297 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 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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February 2026 Data Release