School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.02 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras stood at 1.02 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 1.02 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 247,469 number, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 80th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 247,469 number | — |
| 1971 | 259,898 number | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 272,396 number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 284,236 number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 295,401 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 305,765 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 314,873 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 323,980 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 333,562 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 343,688 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 354,335 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 364,253 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 375,425 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 387,941 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 401,681 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 416,723 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 431,695 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 446,726 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 461,345 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 475,657 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 489,538 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 502,958 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 517,413 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 533,604 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 551,466 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 571,045 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 591,321 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 611,720 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 608,550 number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 674,040 number | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 693,477 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 711,464 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 729,663 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 747,707 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 765,066 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 781,867 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 799,255 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 816,635 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 834,146 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 851,934 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 870,720 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 890,240 number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 911,794 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 935,233 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 933,061 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 958,392 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 983,518 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 298,127 number | 247,469 number | 343,688 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 411,578 number | 354,335 number | 475,657 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 565,166 number | 489,538 number | 674,040 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 773,121 number | 693,477 number | 851,934 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 945,308 number | 870,720 number | 1.02 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 77 Burundi 1.03 million number compare
- 78 South Sudan 1.02 million number compare
- 79 Netherlands 1.02 million number compare
- 81 Jordan 932,422 number compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 928,845 number compare
- 83 Tajikistan 849,185 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Honduras was 1.02 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,469 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 80th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.