What share of children attend preschool in Lempira?

28.6% of children aged 3 to 5 in Lempira were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.2%), ranking 5th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend primary school in Lempira?

83.6% of children aged 6 to 11 in Lempira were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 82.5%), ranking joint 9th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend lower secondary school in Lempira?

21.0% of children aged 12 to 14 in Lempira were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking the lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Lempira?

11.6% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Lempira were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking the lowest of 18 departments.

Education in Lempira, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Lempira had an average of 5.3 years of schooling in 2023, ranking the lowest of 18 departments.

Average years of schooling (15+)

5.3

2023

Does education raise income in Lempira?

Household income per person in Lempira was L11,776 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L2,206 when the head had no schooling.

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

How Lempira compares with other departments

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

Lempira ranks 18 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)

Lempira ranks 14 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
11	Colon	29.5%
12	Olancho	29.4%
13	Comayagua	28.9%
14	Lempira	28.6%
15	Yoro	27.1%
16	Paraiso	24.7%
17	Atlantida	24.3%

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

Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Lempira ranks 9 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
6	Olancho	85.0%
7	Intibuca	84.8%
8	Francisco Morazan	83.8%
9	Lempira	83.6%
10	Santa Barbara	83.6%
11	Copan	83.4%
12	Cortes	81.2%

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

Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Lempira ranks 18 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)

Lempira ranks 18 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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