Secondary education, duration in Honduras
Honduras: Secondary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, duration in Honduras, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 5 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Honduras peaked at 6 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1970.
Honduras ranks 183rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 183 Aruba 5 years compare
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- 183 Botswana 5 years compare
- 183 Costa Rica 5 years compare
- 183 Dominica 5 years compare
- 183 Eswatini 5 years compare
- 183 Grenada 5 years compare
- 183 Guyana 5 years compare
- 183 Ireland 5 years compare
- 183 Jamaica 5 years compare
- 183 Lesotho 5 years compare
- 183 Mozambique 5 years compare
- 183 Namibia 5 years compare
- 183 Nicaragua 5 years compare
- 183 Peru 5 years compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5 years compare
- 183 South Africa 5 years compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 years compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 5 years compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 years compare
- 183 Trinidad and Tobago 5 years compare
- 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 5 years compare
- 183 Venezuela 5 years compare
- 183 Zambia 5 years compare
More education data for Honduras
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 30.3% (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, female 35.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 4.34 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Honduras?
- Secondary education, duration in Honduras was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1970.
- How does Honduras rank for secondary education, duration?
- Honduras ranks 183rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.