School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Honduras
Honduras: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) 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 (years) (life) 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% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 7.8 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.64 years, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 7.8 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.39 years, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +35.0% | 5.48 years | 7.39 years |
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 |
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 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