What share of children attend preschool in Colon?

29.5% of children aged 3 to 5 in Colon were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.2%), ranking 8th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend primary school in Colon?

87.1% of children aged 6 to 11 in Colon were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 82.5%), ranking 4th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend lower secondary school in Colon?

35.1% of children aged 12 to 14 in Colon were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking 5th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Colon?

26.3% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Colon were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking 9th lowest of 18 departments.

Education in Colon, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Colon had an average of 6.9 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 6th highest of 18 departments.

Average years of schooling (15+)

6.9

2023

Does education raise income in Colon?

Household income per person in Colon was L10,469 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L3,061 when the head had no schooling.

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

How Colon compares with other departments

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

Colon ranks 7 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (15 and over)
4	Atlantida	7.3
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

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Children aged 3-5 enrolled (2023)

Colon ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
8	Choluteca	35.3%
9	Santa Barbara	32.3%
10	Francisco Morazan	29.7%
11	Colon	29.5%
12	Olancho	29.4%
13	Comayagua	28.9%
14	Lempira	28.6%

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Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Colon ranks 4 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
1	Islas De Bahia	92.1%
2	La Paz	91.0%
3	Yoro	88.2%
4	Colon	87.1%
5	Paraiso	86.9%
6	Olancho	85.0%
7	Intibuca	84.8%

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Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Colon ranks 14 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-14 enrolled
11	Olancho	37.1%
12	Paraiso	37.0%
13	Choluteca	35.3%
14	Colon	35.1%
15	Yoro	33.9%
16	Copan	33.7%
17	Comayagua	33.4%

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

Young people aged 15-17 enrolled (2023)

Colon ranks 10 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Young people aged 15-17 enrolled
7	Comayagua	29.5%
8	Yoro	27.7%
9	Paraiso	27.0%
10	Colon	26.3%
11	Santa Barbara	26.2%
12	Ocotepeque	25.7%
13	Valle	25.2%

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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