What share of children attend preschool in Copan?

35.3% of children aged 3 to 5 in Copan 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 Copan?

83.4% of children aged 6 to 11 in Copan were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 82.5%), ranking 8th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend lower secondary school in Copan?

33.7% of children aged 12 to 14 in Copan were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Copan?

19.8% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Copan were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.

Education in Copan, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Copan had an average of 6.0 years of schooling in 2023, ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.

Average years of schooling (15+)

6.0

2023

Does education raise income in Copan?

Household income per person in Copan was L9,890 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L2,563 when the head had no schooling.

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

How Copan compares with other departments

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

Copan ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (15 and over)
12	Olancho	6.5
13	Paraiso	6.5
14	Intibuca	6.4
15	Santa Barbara	6.4
16	Copan	6.0
17	Ocotepeque	5.7
18	Lempira	5.3

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

Children aged 3-5 enrolled (2023)

Copan ranks 7 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
4	Valle	44.7%
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%

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

Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Copan ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
8	Francisco Morazan	83.8%
9	Lempira	83.6%
10	Santa Barbara	83.6%
11	Copan	83.4%
12	Cortes	81.2%
13	Ocotepeque	79.6%
14	Atlantida	76.7%

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

Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Copan ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-14 enrolled
12	Paraiso	37.0%
13	Choluteca	35.3%
14	Colon	35.1%
15	Yoro	33.9%
16	Copan	33.7%
17	Comayagua	33.4%
18	Lempira	21.0%

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

Young people aged 15-17 enrolled (2023)

Copan ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Young people aged 15-17 enrolled
12	Ocotepeque	25.7%
13	Valle	25.2%
14	La Paz	24.2%
15	Gracias A Dios	23.7%
16	Copan	19.8%
17	Olancho	19.5%
18	Lempira	11.6%

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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