What share of children attend preschool in Choluteca?

35.3% of children aged 3 to 5 in Choluteca were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.2%), ranking joint 7th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend primary school in Choluteca?

76.1% of children aged 6 to 11 in Choluteca were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 82.5%), ranking 4th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend lower secondary school in Choluteca?

35.3% of children aged 12 to 14 in Choluteca were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking 6th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Choluteca?

32.5% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Choluteca were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking 5th highest of 18 departments.

Education in Choluteca, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Choluteca had an average of 6.8 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 8th highest of 18 departments.

Average years of schooling (15+)

6.8

2023

Does education raise income in Choluteca?

Household income per person in Choluteca was L11,092 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L2,470 when the head had no schooling.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

How Choluteca compares with other departments

Average years of schooling (15 and over) (2023)

Choluteca ranks 8 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (15 and over)
5	Valle	7.2
6	Gracias A Dios	6.9
7	Colon	6.9
8	Choluteca	6.8
9	Yoro	6.8
10	Comayagua	6.6
11	La Paz	6.6

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

Children aged 3-5 enrolled (2023)

Choluteca ranks 8 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
5	La Paz	36.4%
6	Islas De Bahia	35.4%
7	Copan	35.3%
8	Choluteca	35.3%
9	Santa Barbara	32.3%
10	Francisco Morazan	29.7%
11	Colon	29.5%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Choluteca ranks 15 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
12	Cortes	81.2%
13	Ocotepeque	79.6%
14	Atlantida	76.7%
15	Choluteca	76.1%
16	Comayagua	75.5%
17	Gracias A Dios	75.5%
18	Valle	74.9%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Choluteca ranks 13 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-14 enrolled
10	Atlantida	38.3%
11	Olancho	37.1%
12	Paraiso	37.0%
13	Choluteca	35.3%
14	Colon	35.1%
15	Yoro	33.9%
16	Copan	33.7%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

Young people aged 15-17 enrolled (2023)

Choluteca ranks 5 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Young people aged 15-17 enrolled
2	Islas De Bahia	38.4%
3	Atlantida	36.0%
4	Cortes	35.7%
5	Choluteca	32.5%
6	Intibuca	30.0%
7	Comayagua	29.5%
8	Yoro	27.7%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras: Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EPHPM) 2023, consolidated four-quarter base: results by department, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84490a09493a…)

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