What share of children attend preschool in Paraiso?

24.7% of children aged 3 to 5 in Paraiso were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.2%), ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend primary school in Paraiso?

86.9% of children aged 6 to 11 in Paraiso were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 82.5%), ranking 5th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend lower secondary school in Paraiso?

37.0% of children aged 12 to 14 in Paraiso were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking 7th lowest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Paraiso?

27.0% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Paraiso were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking 9th highest of 18 departments.

Education in Paraiso, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Paraiso 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 Paraiso?

Household income per person in Paraiso was L9,245 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L2,012 when the head had no schooling.

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

How Paraiso compares with other departments

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

Paraiso ranks 13 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (15 and over)
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
16	Copan	6.0

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

Children aged 3-5 enrolled (2023)

Paraiso ranks 16 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
12	Olancho	29.4%
13	Comayagua	28.9%
14	Lempira	28.6%
15	Yoro	27.1%
16	Paraiso	24.7%
17	Atlantida	24.3%
18	Cortes	24.2%

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

Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Paraiso ranks 5 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
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%
8	Francisco Morazan	83.8%

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

Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Paraiso ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-14 enrolled
9	Ocotepeque	40.9%
10	Atlantida	38.3%
11	Olancho	37.1%
12	Paraiso	37.0%
13	Choluteca	35.3%
14	Colon	35.1%
15	Yoro	33.9%

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

Young people aged 15-17 enrolled (2023)

Paraiso ranks 9 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Young people aged 15-17 enrolled
6	Intibuca	30.0%
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%

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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