What share of children attend preschool in Olancho?

29.4% of children aged 3 to 5 in Olancho were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.2%), ranking 7th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend primary school in Olancho?

85.0% of children aged 6 to 11 in Olancho were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 82.5%), ranking 6th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend lower secondary school in Olancho?

37.1% of children aged 12 to 14 in Olancho were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking 8th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Olancho?

19.5% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Olancho were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking 2nd lowest of 18 departments.

Education in Olancho, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Olancho had an average of 6.5 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 6th lowest of 18 departments.

Average years of schooling (15+)

6.5

2023

Does education raise income in Olancho?

Household income per person in Olancho was L7,202 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L2,298 when the head had no schooling.

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

How Olancho compares with other departments

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

Olancho ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (15 and over)
9	Yoro	6.8
10	Comayagua	6.6
11	La Paz	6.6
12	Olancho	6.5
13	Paraiso	6.5
14	Intibuca	6.4
15	Santa Barbara	6.4

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

Children aged 3-5 enrolled (2023)

Olancho ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
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%
15	Yoro	27.1%

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Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Olancho ranks 6 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
3	Yoro	88.2%
4	Colon	87.1%
5	Paraiso	86.9%
6	Olancho	85.0%
7	Intibuca	84.8%
8	Francisco Morazan	83.8%
9	Lempira	83.6%

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

Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Olancho ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-14 enrolled
8	Gracias A Dios	42.0%
9	Ocotepeque	40.9%
10	Atlantida	38.3%
11	Olancho	37.1%
12	Paraiso	37.0%
13	Choluteca	35.3%
14	Colon	35.1%

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

Young people aged 15-17 enrolled (2023)

Olancho ranks 17 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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