Years of schooling in Honduras
Honduras: Years of schooling was 7.51 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.51
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.51
in 2021
All-time low
3.86
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Honduras stood at 7.51. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Honduras peaked at 7.51 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.86, in 1990.
Honduras ranks 133rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.86 | — |
| 1991 | 3.94 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.02 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4.1 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.18 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.26 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.33 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.4 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.46 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.53 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.6 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.66 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.73 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.8 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.86 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.93 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.94 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.95 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.11 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.26 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 5.58 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.52 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.85 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 6.18 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 6.29 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.53 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.41 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.29 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.09 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 7.3 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.51 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.51 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.51 | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 7.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 7.51 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.68, 78% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.21 | 3.86 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 | 4.6 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 | 5.42 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 | 7.3 | 7.51 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 74.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Honduras?
- Years of schooling in Honduras was 7.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for years of schooling?
- Honduras ranks 133rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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