What share of children attend preschool in Santa Barbara?

32.3% of children aged 3 to 5 in Santa Barbara were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.2%), ranking 9th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend primary school in Santa Barbara?

83.6% of children aged 6 to 11 in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara?

47.3% of children aged 12 to 14 in Santa Barbara were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 42.3%), ranking 5th highest of 18 departments.

What share of children attend upper secondary school in Santa Barbara?

26.2% of young people aged 15 to 17 in Santa Barbara were enrolled at an education centre in 2023 (national rate 30.3%), ranking 8th lowest of 18 departments.

Education in Santa Barbara, Honduras: official figures

People aged 15 and over in Santa Barbara had an average of 6.4 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 4th lowest of 18 departments.

Average years of schooling (15+)

6.4

2023

Does education raise income in Santa Barbara?

Household income per person in Santa Barbara was L8,535 a month when the head of household had higher education in 2023, against L2,566 when the head had no schooling.

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

How Santa Barbara compares with other departments

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

Santa Barbara ranks 15 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)

Santa Barbara ranks 9 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 3-5 enrolled
6	Islas De Bahia	35.4%
7	Copan	35.3%
8	Choluteca	35.3%
9	Santa Barbara	32.3%
10	Francisco Morazan	29.7%
11	Colon	29.5%
12	Olancho	29.4%

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

Children aged 6-11 enrolled (2023)

Santa Barbara ranks 10 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 6-11 enrolled
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%
13	Ocotepeque	79.6%

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

Children aged 12-14 enrolled (2023)

Santa Barbara ranks 5 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children aged 12-14 enrolled
2	Cortes	54.3%
3	Intibuca	51.9%
4	Francisco Morazan	49.3%
5	Santa Barbara	47.3%
6	Valle	46.3%
7	La Paz	44.1%
8	Gracias A Dios	42.0%

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

Young people aged 15-17 enrolled (2023)

Santa Barbara ranks 11 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Young people aged 15-17 enrolled
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%
14	La Paz	24.2%

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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