Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Honduras
Honduras: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Honduras, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4.5% for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Honduras peaked at 7.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 79th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.645 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 36.71 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 45.41 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.6535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 56.21 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Honduras?
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Honduras was 4.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.