School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Honduras
Honduras: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 7.8 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Honduras, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Honduras stood at 7.8 years.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Honduras peaked at 9.79 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.48 years, in 1970.
That places Honduras 190th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Honduras, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.48 years | — |
| 1980 | 7.39 years | +35.0% |
| 1982 | 7.93 years | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 8.12 years | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 8.23 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.09 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.79 years | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5 years | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 9.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9.54 years | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.24 years | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.97 years | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.58 years | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.79 years | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.74 years | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.6 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.16 years | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 7.96 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.8 years | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.48 years | 5.48 years | 5.48 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.92 years | 7.39 years | 8.23 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.09 years | 8.09 years | 8.09 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.61 years | 9.5 years | 9.79 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.98 years | 8.58 years | 9.7 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.98 years | 7.8 years | 8.16 years | 5 |
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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 secondary, female in Honduras?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Honduras was 7.8 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 years in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Honduras ranks 190th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release