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Education & Knowledge

151st

of 198 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Honduras on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    Out-of-School Rate, Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Honduras’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    26.62

    Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)

    Lower is better

    Honduras: 26.62. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.

    World median
    3.691
    Best in Central America
    0.363 Mexico
    Land neighbours
    Guatemala 8.432 · Nicaragua 6.656 · El Salvador 15.26
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Honduras’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    59.12

    Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)

    Higher is better

    Honduras: 59.12. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.

    World median
    85.9
    Best in Central America
    99.69 Costa Rica
    Land neighbours
    Guatemala 84.22 · Nicaragua 85.13 · El Salvador 84.6
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Upper Secondary Completion Rate

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    48.1

    Upper secondary completion rate (%)

    Higher is better

    Honduras: 48.1. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.

    World median
    64.87
    Best in Central America
    64.22 Panama
    Land neighbours
    Guatemala 40.82 · Nicaragua 39.5 · El Salvador 36.1
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Government Spending on Education

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    4.55

    Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)

    Higher is better

    Honduras: 4.55. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.

    World median
    3.709
    Best in Central America
    5.312 Costa Rica
    Land neighbours
    Guatemala 3.109 · Nicaragua 2.87 · El Salvador 3.187

03In context

Honduras beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.

Central America
1st198thNot placed · 26 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on education & knowledge

Honduras and the countries it borders

Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingOut-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%)Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%)Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Nicaragua146th6.65685.1339.52.87
Guatemala147th8.43284.2240.823.109
Honduras151st26.6259.1248.14.55
El Salvador156th15.2684.636.13.187

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Central America

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.

Placed either side on education & knowledge

The countries immediately above and below Honduras in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Honduras is ahead of the world, and behind

27 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median2

Statistics on which Honduras does better than the middle country measured.

  • Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.931▲ Improved since 2015

    Honduras: 0.931 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.

    Position 7th of 176 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.331▼ Worsened since 2014

    Honduras: 1.331 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.

    Position 68th of 95 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Behind the world median23

Statistics on which Honduras does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4944.814▲ Improved since 2014

    Honduras: 4.814 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.

    Position 40th of 75 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32399.75No real change since 2017

    Honduras: 399.75 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.

    Position 102nd of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2295.77No earlier reading

    Honduras: 95.77 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9988.25No earlier reading

    Honduras: 88.25 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 108th of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4389.57No real change since 2015

    Honduras: 89.57 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 109th of 165 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9337.51▲ Improved since 2013

    Honduras: 7.51 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.

    Position 133rd of 193 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95187.84No earlier reading

    Honduras: 187.84 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.

    Position 100th of 145 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2157.46▲ Improved since 2015

    Honduras: 57.46 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 118th of 164 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9416.134▼ Worsened since 2017

    Honduras: 6.134 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.

    Position 125th of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.508No earlier reading

    Honduras: 0.508 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.

    Position 41st of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2017 dataset

  • Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7723.32▼ Worsened since 2014

    Honduras: 23.32 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.

    Position 71st of 95 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0279.29No earlier reading

    Honduras: 79.29 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.

    Position 24th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5929.7No earlier reading

    Honduras: 29.7 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.866.516▲ Improved since 2013

    Honduras: 6.516 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.

    Position 75th of 90 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.811.2No earlier reading

    Honduras: 11.2 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9328.32▼ Worsened since 2014

    Honduras: 28.32 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.

    Position 103rd of 120 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0816.2No earlier reading

    Honduras: 16.2 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3410.16No real change since 2013

    Honduras: 10.16 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.

    Position 172nd of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.915.44No earlier reading

    Honduras: 15.44 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7621.65▼ Worsened since 2013

    Honduras: 21.65 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.

    Position 87th of 95 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1951.76▼ Worsened since 2014

    Honduras: 51.76 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.

    Position 102nd of 109 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34344.34▼ Worsened since 2014

    Honduras: 44.34 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.

    Position 8th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.598.845▼ Worsened since 2014

    Honduras: 8.845 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.

    Position 75th of 77 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end2

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1747.82No earlier reading

    Honduras: 47.82 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240778Moved since 2022

    Honduras: 778 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on education & knowledge

The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Honduras can most readily be measured against.

All 198 countries
  1. 1

    United Arab Emirates

    Western Asia

    1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Greece

    Southern Europe

    2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Poland

    Eastern Europe

    3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest placed on all 4 keys

    Moldova7th4/4 keys
  2. Highest in Americas

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keys
  3. Highest in Central America

    Mexico24th3/4 keys
  4. This page

    Honduras151st4/4 keys

Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Honduras on education & knowledge: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Honduras rank on education & knowledge?

Honduras is placed 151st of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Honduras?

26.62 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.

What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Honduras?

59.12 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.

How does Honduras compare with Guatemala on education & knowledge?

Guatemala is placed 147th of 198, and Honduras 151st. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Guatemala 8.432, Honduras 26.62; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Guatemala 84.22, Honduras 59.12; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Guatemala 40.82, Honduras 48.1; Government Spending on Education: Guatemala 3.109, Honduras 4.55.

How have Honduras’s education & knowledge figures changed?

Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 14.71 in 2000 to 26.62 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary fell from 81.76 in 2000 to 59.12 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 18.04 in 2000 to 48.1 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 6.3 in 2012 to 4.55 in 2023.

Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Honduras?

No current reading is published for Honduras on Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Research and Development Spending, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Trust in Scientists and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.

About education & knowledge, in full

How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 27 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Honduras’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Honduras: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/honduras/education

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