Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Honduras
Honduras: Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 49,996 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Honduras, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 49,996 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in Honduras peaked at 49,996 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,816, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 83rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,816 | — |
| 1971 | 10,957 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 11,354 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 11,712 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 12,302 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 13,045 | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 13,649 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 14,279 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 14,479 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 14,502 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 16,385 | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 15,724 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 17,930 | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 18,966 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 19,155 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 20,732 | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 25,539 | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 23,872 | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 26,736 | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 26,561 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 28,888 | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 28,978 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 31,337 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 31,838 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 32,519 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 34,069 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 32,144 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 38,212 | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 42,260 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 46,308 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 38,283 | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 37,370 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 39,599 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 40,362 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 43,908 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 44,392 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 41,528 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 49,996 | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,710 | 10,816 | 14,502 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,149 | 15,724 | 20,732 | 6 |
| 1990s | 29,034 | 23,872 | 34,069 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,096 | 32,144 | 46,308 | 6 |
| 2010s | 41,969 | 39,599 | 44,007 | 4 |
| 2020s | 45,305 | 41,528 | 49,996 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in Honduras?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Honduras was 49,996 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 49,996 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,816 in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Honduras ranks 83rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release