School age population, primary education, female in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, primary education, female was 585,973 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
585,973 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
82nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
621,895 number
in 2009
All-time low
228,309 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Honduras, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Honduras stood at 585,973 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Honduras peaked at 621,895 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 228,309 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, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 228,309 number | — |
| 1971 | 234,887 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 242,336 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 250,510 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 259,096 number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 267,779 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 277,162 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 286,603 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 295,790 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 304,620 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 312,916 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 321,321 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 330,625 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 340,905 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 351,874 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 363,285 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 375,073 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 386,993 number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 398,653 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 409,903 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 420,571 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 431,143 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 441,427 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 451,433 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 461,087 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 470,301 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 479,492 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 488,875 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 498,616 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 508,798 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 519,447 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 529,798 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 541,392 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 567,653 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 581,355 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 594,460 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 606,514 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 615,224 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 620,352 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 621,895 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 620,604 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 619,009 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 617,194 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 615,057 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 612,451 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 609,237 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 605,792 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 601,440 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 596,425 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 591,099 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 585,973 number | -0.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 585,973 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 585,973 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 264,709 number | 228,309 number | 304,620 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,155 number | 312,916 number | 409,903 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 465,174 number | 420,571 number | 508,798 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 579,809 number | 519,447 number | 621,895 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 608,831 number | 591,099 number | 620,604 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 585,973 number | 585,973 number | 585,973 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 79 Bolivia 689,319 number compare
- 80 Togo 645,230 number compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 621,940 number compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 568,014 number compare
- 84 Tunisia 540,975 number compare
- 85 Netherlands 531,516 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 school age population, primary education, female in Honduras?
- School age population, primary education, female in Honduras was 585,973 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 621,895 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,309 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Honduras ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.