School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras
Honduras: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 6.62 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras stood at 6.62 years. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras peaked at 8.48 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 185th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8.37 years | — |
| 2005 | 8.29 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.48 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.17 years | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.02 years | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.81 years | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.55 years | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.32 years | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 7.41 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.34 years | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.22 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 7.36 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.95 years | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 6.77 years | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.84 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.62 years | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3 years | 8.17 years | 8.48 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.58 years | 7.22 years | 8.18 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.8 years | 6.62 years | 6.95 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 182 Bulgaria 6.75 years compare
- 183 Republic of Moldova 6.71 years compare
- 184 Guinea 6.69 years compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 6.59 years compare
- 187 Burkina Faso 6.59 years compare
- 188 Syrian Arab Republic 6.56 years 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Honduras was 6.62 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 8.48 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Honduras ranks 185th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release