School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Honduras
Honduras: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 415,945 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras is 415,945 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 628,664 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 120,117 number, in 1970.
That places Honduras 87th out of 205 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 120,117 number | — |
| 1971 | 123,524 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 126,993 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 130,874 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 134,903 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 139,015 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 142,980 number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 147,105 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 151,357 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 155,991 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 161,428 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 167,038 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 173,220 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 179,793 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 186,371 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 192,388 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 197,507 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 202,673 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 208,077 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 213,958 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 220,912 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 228,657 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 236,806 number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 245,055 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 253,330 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 261,353 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 268,807 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 276,212 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 419,171 number | +51.8% |
| 1999 | 299,355 number | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 305,965 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 312,015 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 318,536 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 325,389 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 332,508 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 339,853 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 347,448 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 354,472 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 361,819 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 370,979 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 381,826 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 392,512 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 403,004 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 412,152 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 621,351 number | +50.8% |
| 2015 | 626,966 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 628,664 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 628,316 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 627,333 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 417,117 number | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 415,945 number | -0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 415,945 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 753,852 number, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 415,945 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,976 number, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +51.8% | 276,212 number | 419,171 number |
| 2014 | +50.8% | 412,152 number | 621,351 number |
| 2019 | -33.5% | 627,333 number | 417,117 number |
| 1999 | -28.6% | 419,171 number | 299,355 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 137,286 number | 120,117 number | 155,991 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 188,245 number | 161,428 number | 213,958 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,966 number | 220,912 number | 419,171 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 336,898 number | 305,965 number | 370,979 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 513,924 number | 381,826 number | 628,664 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 415,945 number | 415,945 number | 415,945 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- 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)
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 415,945 number in 2020, 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 628,664 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,117 number in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.