School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 4.77 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Honduras, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4.77 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 6.64 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.77 years, in 2024.
That places Honduras 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.14 years | 4.88 years | 5.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.22 years | 5.75 years | 6.54 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.35 years | 6.25 years | 6.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 years | 6.03 years | 6.64 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.51 years | 5.17 years | 6.02 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.93 years | 4.77 years | 5.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 169 Martinique 4.85 years compare
- 170 North Macedonia 4.82 years compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 4.8 years compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 4.68 years compare
- 174 San Marino 4.68 years compare
- 175 Yemen 4.67 years compare
More education data for Honduras
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 79.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 49,996 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 79.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Honduras?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Honduras was 4.77 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.77 years in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 172nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release