School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Honduras
Honduras: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) 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 (years) (life both) 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% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.76 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.76 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.14 years, 54% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +92.7% | 1.55 years | 2.99 years |
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
- 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, 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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February 2026 Data Release