School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 2.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Honduras is 2.76 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 3.31 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6136 years, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 193rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6136 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.706 years | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 0.756 years | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9037 years | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7514 years | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8168 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 1.18 years | +44.4% |
| 1978 | 1.35 years | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 1.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.49 years | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 1.65 years | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 1.77 years | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 1.73 years | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.88 years | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.78 years | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.7 years | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.55 years | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.99 years | +92.7% |
| 2007 | 2.98 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.31 years | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 3.3 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.23 years | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.16 years | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.98 years | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1 years | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.12 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.1 years | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.24 years | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.86 years | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 2.74 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.76 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9355 years | 0.6136 years | 1.35 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.72 years | 1.49 years | 1.88 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.63 years | 1.55 years | 1.7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.98 years | 2.98 years | 2.99 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.17 years | 2.98 years | 3.31 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.76 years | 2.7 years | 2.86 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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, secondary, both sexes in Honduras?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Honduras was 2.76 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6136 years in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release