Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Honduras
Honduras: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 28.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 28.3% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Honduras peaked at 35.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 144th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -0.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 28.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 84% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 28.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8%, 41% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.4% | 32.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.5% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.3% | 33.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Honduras?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Honduras was 28.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Honduras ranks 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.