11 answers, 4 from Honduras's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
The adult literacy rate in Honduras was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. It was 87.1% in 2023.
The rate covers people aged 15 and over and is based mainly on self-reported answers in the INE's household survey, so it measures basic reading and writing rather than tested skills. Year-to-year changes are within survey error. Illiteracy is higher among older people and in rural areas.
Public spending on education in Honduras was 4.5% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. It was 5.9% in 2021.
The figure covers all levels of government spending on education, including universities. Comparisons between years are affected by changes in GDP as well as in spending. The Ministry of Finance publishes the education budget and its execution in the general budget documents.
The gross secondary enrolment ratio in Honduras was 51.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank, down from 54.5% in 2023.
A gross ratio divides all secondary pupils by the population of secondary-school age. A figure around half means many teenagers are out of school, often because they work or have migrated. The Ministry of Education publishes enrolment counts by grade and department.
The gross tertiary enrolment ratio in Honduras was 23.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. It was 25.3% in 2019.
The ratio compares all students in higher education with the population in the five years after secondary school age. The National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), which also regulates higher education, is the largest institution. Data for some years are missing.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
80.1%: that is net primary school enrolment in Honduras for 2017, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2005 it has ranged from 78.0% (2015) to 86.8% (2006). Latin America & Caribbean median: 93.9%; Honduras is 24th highest of 24. Worldwide: 120th of 134.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 51.8%. The peak was 66.2% in 2010 and the low 49.5% in 2014. It is 21st highest of 22 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 91.6%. World rank, highest first: 93rd of 100.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts gross tertiary enrolment in Honduras at 23.3% in 2024. Its high point since 2008 was 2018, at 26.4%; its low point was 2008, at 17.5%. It is 11th highest of 12 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 38.0%. Worldwide: 68th of 90.
88.2%: that is the adult literacy rate in Honduras for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 89.0% in 2016 and the low 83.6% in 2007. It is 12th highest of 13 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 94.7%.
In 2023, government spending on education in Honduras was 4.5% of GDP, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The peak was 7.1% of GDP in 2014 and the low 4.5% of GDP in 2022. Latin America & Caribbean median: 3.8% of GDP; Honduras is 9th highest of 26. World rank, highest first: 38th of 112.
26: that is the number of primary pupils per teacher in Honduras for 2017, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 3rd highest of 23 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 18. Worldwide: 38th of 130.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 72.0%. The peak was 87.3% in 2011 and the low 68.2% in 2022. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 93.9%, and Honduras placed 19th highest of 19. World rank, highest first: 94th of 104.
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