School enrollment, primary in Honduras
Honduras: School enrollment, primary was 79.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary in Honduras, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Honduras stood at 79.0%. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Honduras peaked at 108.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 195th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.4% | 81.3% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.6% | 95.8% | 107.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 105.8% | 103.7% | 108.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.5% | 99.5% | 108.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 85.4% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 79.0% | 83.7% | 5 |
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More education data for Honduras
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9963 GPI (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Honduras?
- School enrollment, primary in Honduras was 79.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Honduras ranks 195th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.