School age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.20 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.20 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
82nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.27 million number
in 2009
All-time low
459,886 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras stood at 1.20 million number.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 1.27 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 459,886 number, in 1970.
That places Honduras 82nd 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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 459,886 number | — |
| 1971 | 472,967 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 487,908 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 504,392 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 521,753 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 539,316 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 558,196 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 577,256 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 595,841 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 613,734 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 630,534 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 647,409 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 666,257 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 687,226 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 709,697 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 733,119 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 757,180 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 781,610 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 805,579 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 828,758 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 850,761 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 872,413 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 893,563 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 914,227 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 934,229 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 953,360 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 972,309 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 991,704 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.08 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.26 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.21 million number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 533,125 number | 459,886 number | 613,734 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 724,737 number | 630,534 number | 828,758 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 942,748 number | 850,761 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.20 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 79 Jordan 1.40 million number compare
- 80 Togo 1.29 million number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1.25 million number compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 1.16 million number compare
- 84 Tunisia 1.12 million number compare
- 85 Netherlands 1.09 million number compare
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 78.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 79.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Honduras was 1.20 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 459,886 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.