Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Honduras
Honduras: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 25.6 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Honduras, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 25.6 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Honduras peaked at 39.66 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 25.6, in 2017.
Honduras ranks 62nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.05 | 34.54 | 39.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.98 | 36.7 | 39.09 | 6 |
| 1990s | 34.64 | 31.73 | 38.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.88 | 27.93 | 34.06 | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.7 | 25.6 | 29.15 | 3 |
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More education data for Honduras
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 79.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 49,996 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 79.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 78.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.34 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 35.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Honduras?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Honduras was 25.6 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 39.66 in 1979.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6 in 2017.
- How does Honduras rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Honduras ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.