School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 426,637 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
426,637
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 220 countries
All-time high
644,389
in 2018
All-time low
122,511
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras is 426,637, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 644,389 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 122,511, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 89th of 220 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 122,511 | — |
| 1971 | 126,720 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 130,982 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 135,270 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 139,466 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 143,454 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 146,890 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 150,304 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 153,809 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 157,407 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 161,173 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 165,270 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 169,792 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 174,397 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 178,935 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 183,775 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 189,200 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 195,412 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 202,173 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 209,550 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 216,228 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 224,368 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 235,405 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 246,682 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 256,389 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 265,224 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 273,754 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 281,739 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 427,090 | +51.6% |
| 1999 | 302,339 | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 308,223 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 314,008 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 320,847 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 329,222 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 336,766 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 342,893 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 350,138 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 358,633 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 367,551 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 376,649 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 385,210 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 393,172 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 399,830 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 405,049 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 611,037 | +50.9% |
| 2015 | 620,247 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 630,863 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 639,804 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 644,389 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 429,172 | -33.4% |
| 2020 | 427,891 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 426,887 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 425,174 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 424,612 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 425,591 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 426,637 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140,681 | 122,511 | 157,407 | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,968 | 161,173 | 209,550 | 10 |
| 1990s | 272,922 | 216,228 | 427,090 | 10 |
| 2000s | 340,493 | 308,223 | 376,649 | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,877 | 385,210 | 644,389 | 10 |
| 2020s | 426,132 | 424,612 | 427,891 | 6 |
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More education data for Honduras
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras was 426,637 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 644,389 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,511 in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 89th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release