School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Honduras

Honduras: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 196,879 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
196,879 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
84th
of 202 countries
All-time high
215,098 number
in 2006
All-time low
86,821 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Honduras, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Honduras stood at 196,879 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Honduras peaked at 215,098 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86,821 number, in 1970.

Honduras ranks 84th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Honduras, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 86,821 number —
1971 89,850 number +3.5%
1972 93,178 number +3.7%
1973 96,601 number +3.7%
1974 99,875 number +3.4%
1975 102,730 number +2.9%
1976 105,979 number +3.2%
1977 108,974 number +2.8%
1978 111,828 number +2.6%
1979 114,656 number +2.5%
1980 117,616 number +2.6%
1981 121,397 number +3.2%
1982 125,618 number +3.5%
1983 130,017 number +3.5%
1984 134,302 number +3.3%
1985 138,120 number +2.8%
1986 142,078 number +2.9%
1987 145,843 number +2.6%
1988 149,419 number +2.5%
1989 152,813 number +2.3%
1990 156,069 number +2.1%
1991 159,410 number +2.1%
1992 162,544 number +2.0%
1993 165,582 number +1.9%
1994 168,620 number +1.8%
1995 171,778 number +1.9%
1996 175,299 number +2.0%
1997 178,983 number +2.1%
1998 182,795 number +2.1%
1999 186,721 number +2.1%
2000 190,701 number +2.1%
2001 195,054 number +2.3%
2002 199,976 number +2.5%
2003 209,431 number +4.7%
2004 212,941 number +1.7%
2005 214,548 number +0.8%
2006 215,098 number +0.3%
2007 214,238 number -0.4%
2008 212,497 number -0.8%
2009 210,651 number -0.9%
2010 209,626 number -0.5%
2011 208,564 number -0.5%
2012 207,475 number -0.5%
2013 206,289 number -0.6%
2014 204,855 number -0.7%
2015 203,007 number -0.9%
2016 201,317 number -0.8%
2017 199,559 number -0.9%
2018 197,995 number -0.8%
2019 196,979 number -0.5%
2020 196,879 number -0.1%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 196,879 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 245,129 number, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 196,879 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47,502 number, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 101,049 number 86,821 number 114,656 number 10
1980s 135,722 number 117,616 number 152,813 number 10
1990s 170,780 number 156,069 number 186,721 number 10
2000s 207,514 number 190,701 number 215,098 number 10
2010s 203,567 number 196,979 number 209,626 number 10
2020s 196,879 number 196,879 number 196,879 number 1

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 81 Sierra Leone 217,622 number compare
  2. 82 Papua New Guinea 212,748 number compare
  3. 83 Tunisia 209,047 number compare
  4. 85 Dominican Republic 193,052 number compare
  5. 86 Romania 187,294 number compare
  6. 87 Netherlands 177,469 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Honduras?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Honduras was 196,879 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 215,098 number in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 86,821 number in 1970.
How does Honduras rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Honduras ranks 84th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/