School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
87th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.26 million number
in 2016
All-time low
317,278 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras is 1.03 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 1.26 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 317,278 number, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 87th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 317,278 number | — |
| 1971 | 326,031 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 335,250 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 345,214 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 355,717 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 366,615 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 377,190 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 388,589 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 401,115 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 415,013 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 430,568 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 445,400 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 460,663 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 475,753 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 490,607 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 504,973 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 518,448 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 533,103 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 549,497 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 567,480 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 587,121 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 607,035 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 627,039 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 646,703 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 666,241 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 685,745 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 704,241 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 722,220 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 875,061 number | +21.2% |
| 1999 | 764,874 number | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 781,264 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 796,593 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 813,284 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 843,040 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 861,125 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 879,207 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 899,648 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 921,470 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 944,606 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 969,744 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 995,362 number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 million number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million number | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 362,801 number | 317,278 number | 415,013 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 497,649 number | 430,568 number | 567,480 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 688,628 number | 587,121 number | 875,061 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 870,998 number | 781,264 number | 969,744 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million number | 995,362 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 84 Dominican Republic 1.15 million number compare
- 85 Papua New Guinea 1.14 million number compare
- 86 Tunisia 1.11 million number compare
- 88 Laos 1.02 million number compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 1.02 million number compare
- 90 Palestine 868,168 number compare
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Honduras was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 317,278 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.